Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb

Following a week after a jellyfish sting, a young man presented with regional cyanosis and threat of distal gangrene secondary to vascular spasm in the forearm. The patient also suffered from transient paresis and numbness of the affected upper limb. Contrasted imaging revealed unopacified vessels in the distal forearm and worsening swelling warranted emergency surgical fasciotomy for impending compartment syndrome. This case highlights the occurrence of jellyfish envenomation and the need for early treatment.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal

• Publication date

  2015-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.5704/MOJ.1511.007PMID 28611910PMCID 5393135
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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