title: Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: the first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations.
abstract: A woman stung by the box jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) at a Spanish Mediterranean beach showed systemic manifestations over several months [pain far from the inoculation point, arthralgia, paresthesia, hyperesthesia, increase in eosinophils and immunoglobulin E (IgE)] in addition to the skin condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Ramon Margalef Research Institute, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bordehore
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nogué
authors.forename: Josep-Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gili
authors.forename: Melissa J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: Verónica L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Fuentes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000503:physiopathology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D037462:Cubozoa; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D010292:Paresthesia; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D007073:Immunoglobulin E