Finger ischemia following a jelly fish sting: A surgical approach

H.A. El Khatib; H. B. Al Basti

doi:10.5339/qmj.2000.2.22

ISSN: 0253-8253
EISSN: 2227-0426

oa Finger ischemia following a jelly fish sting: A surgical approach
Authors: H.A. El Khatib¹, H. B. Al Basti¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Plastic and Burn Unit, Surgery Department Hamad Medical Corporation Doha, Qatar
Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2000, Issue 2, Dec 2000,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2000.2.22
- Published online: 01 December 2000

Abstract

A 15-year-old girl sustained a jelly fish sting to her left hand and subsequently developed acute vascular insuffi-ciency of the left index and middle fingers with a threat of distal gangrene.

Jelly fish venoms are complex mixtures of polypeptides and enzymes pathogenic to man by means of their anti-genic properties. Fatal reactions can be caused by hy-persensitivity of the toxins on the heart, respiratory center or kidneys. Local or generalized skin eruption, exagger-ated local oedema, local fat atrophy and pigmentary changes are also features of the jelly fish sting. A direct neurotoxic effect of the jelly fish venom on big nerves as radial, median and ulnar nerve palsies has been reported by Peel.

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