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Case Reports
. 1985 Jun;75(6):672-5.
doi: 10.1016/0091-6749(85)90092-2.

Anaphylaxis after contact with a jellyfish

A G Togias, J W Burnett, A Kagey-Sobotka, L M Lichtenstein
Case Reports

Anaphylaxis after contact with a jellyfish

A G Togias et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1985 Jun.

Abstract

We report a case of an anaphylactic reaction to a jellyfish sting. The episode was manifested by hypotension and bronchospasm. The patient's basophils released histamine in response to nematocyst venom from the Chesapeake Bay sea nettle; this sensitivity could be passively transferred by a heat labile serum factor. This appears to be the first case report of such a reaction.

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