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    Springer
    Der Hautarzt 47 (1996), S. 47-52 
    ISSN: 1432-1173
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Quallenverletzung ; Ulzeröse Kontaktdermatitis ; Rezidivierende allergische Exantheme ; Cnidariatoxin-Antigene ; Jellyfish-ELISA ; Therapie von Quallenverletzungen ; Key words Jellyfish injury ; Ulcerated contact dermatitis ; Recurring allergic rash ; Cnidariatoxin antigens ; ELISA ; Treatment of jellyfish injuries
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary We are presenting a 47-year-old woman who was stung by jellyfish while bathing in the sea of Thailand. Immediately after the injury she developed sharp pain and urticarial erythema of the skin of the knees accompanied by muscle cramps of the entire body. After a few days a toxic contact dermatitis with edematous swelling and ulcerations developed, which did not respond to topical antibiotics or corticosteroids. Three weeks later the patient presented with a disseminated urticarial eruption, which at first responded well to topical treatment and systemic corticosteroids. Over the next few weeks, however, a relapse of the eruption and the ulcerations occurred. Raised titres of IgG and IgM antibodies against different jellyfish from the Indian and Pacific Ocean were detected in the patient's serum by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Antibodies against bees (class 1) and wasps (class 4) were found by the radioallergosorbent test. The clinical features and the immunological findings led to the diagnosis of toxic and allergic contact dermatitis to jellyfish venom. First aid and secondary treatment of jellyfish injuries are suggested.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Wir berichten über eine 47jährige Patientin, die in Thailand beim Baden im Meer Verletzungen durch eine sogenannte Feuerqualle erlitt. An den betroffenen Hautarealen, an den Knien, traten unmittelbar stechende Schmerzen und urtikarielle Erytheme auf, begleitet von generalisierten Muskelkrämpfen. Nach einigen Tagen entwickelte sich eine toxische Kontaktdermatitis mit ödematöser Schwellung und Ulzerationen, die unter der Behandlung mit antibiotischen und glukokortikoidhaltigen Salben nicht abheilten. Drei Wochen später stellte sich die Patientin erstmals mit einem disseminierten urtikariellen Exanthem vor. Unter Lokaltherapie und der systemischen Gabe von Glukokortikoiden kam es zur Rückbildung des Exanthems, in der Folgezeit jedoch zu rezidivierenden Exanthemschüben und Ulzerationen an den Knien. Im Serum der Patientin wurden im ELISA stark erhöhte IgG- und zum Teil IgM-Antikörper-Titer gegen 9 überwiegend im Indischen und Pazifischen Ozean beheimatete Quallenarten gefunden. Im RAST wurde Klasse 1 gegen Bienen-, Klasse 4 gegen Wespengift nachgewiesen. Aufgrund der Klinik, des Verlaufs und der immunologischen Befunde stellten wir die Diagnose einer toxischen und allergischen Reaktion auf Quallenbestandteile. Sofortmaßnahmen und nachfolgende Behandlung von Quallenverletzungen werden tabellarisch dargestellt.
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    Springer
    Marine biology 113 (1992), S. 669-678 
    ISSN: 1432-1793
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract In tropical and subtropical regions of the world, jellyfish stings cause fatalities by means of venom injecting nematocysts. For nematocyst discharge an adequate combination of chemical and mechanical stimulation is required. In order to test whether skin care products can protect against nematocyst discharge, we tested two sunscreens and one lotion applied to pieces of live human skin and exposed them to Cyanea capillata tentacles. (Test specimens were collected in 1990 along the shore of Rømø, Denmark and in the Flensburger Förde.) The fine structure analysis of the cnidom of C. capillata showed a high grade of variation in shape and size. The basic distinctive characteristic for stomocnides and astomocnides, the terminal opening at the tubule tip, could not be found. The identification of spines at the basal tubule of atrichous isorhizas suggested that these should be characterized as basitrichous isorhizas. An association between nematocyst morphology and a special function such as penetration or entanglement was not observed. All nematocyst types penetrated unprotected skin. Parafilm (an inert material) and unprotected skin substrates served as controls. The discharged nematocysts on the skin and Parafilm surfaces were counted using scanning electron microscopy. The percentage of discharged nematocysts on test substance protected skin surfaces ranged from only 7.7 to 38.2%, compared to 100% on the unprotected control skin. In addition to this marked reduction in nematocyst discharge, the relatively few discharged nematocysts on protected skin showed malfunctions, and the injection of venom would have failed because the tubules of the nematocysts did not penetrate the skin. The results indicate a general possibility that human skin may be protected against nematocyst discharge of jellyfish with the application of sunscreen or lotion.
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    In:  Marine Biology, 113 (4). pp. 669-678.
    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Description: In tropical and subtropical regions of the world, jellyfish stings cause fatalities by means of venom injecting nematocysts. For nematocyst discharge an adequate combination of chemical and mechanical stimulation is required. In order to test whether skin care products can protect against nematocyst discharge, we tested two sunscreens and one lotion applied to pieces of live human skin and exposed them to Cyanea capillata tentacles. (Test specimens were collected in 1990 along the shore of Rømø, Denmark and in the Flensburger Förde.) The fine structure analysis of the cnidom of C. capillata showed a high grade of variation in shape and size. The basic distinctive characteristic for stomocnides and astomocnides, the terminal opening at the tubule tip, could not be found. The identification of spines at the basal tubule of atrichous isorhizas suggested that these should be characterized as basitrichous isorhizas. An association between nematocyst morphology and a special function such as penetration or entanglement was not observed. All nematocyst types penetrated unprotected skin. Parafilm (an inert material) and unprotected skin substrates served as controls. The discharged nematocysts on the skin and Parafilm surfaces were counted using scanning electron microscopy. The percentage of discharged nematocysts on test substance protected skin surfaces ranged from only 7.7 to 38.2%, compared to 100% on the unprotected control skin. In addition to this marked reduction in nematocyst discharge, the relatively few discharged nematocysts on protected skin showed malfunctions, and the injection of venom would have failed because the tubules of the nematocysts did not penetrate the skin. The results indicate a general possibility that human skin may be protected against nematocyst discharge of jellyfish with the application of sunscreen or lotion.
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