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PHYTOPHOTODERMATITIS: DIFFERENTIATION FROM JELLYFISH STINGS
Author(s) -
Burnett Joseph W.,
Vi Nguyen Thuy
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1989.tb00429.x
Subject(s) - jellyfish , medicine , sting , dermatology , lesion , surgery , biology , fishery , engineering , aerospace engineering
S ummary A patient with phytophotodermatitis secondary to topical application of lime juice for relief of pain from a recent marine sting is reported. The absence of pain over the entire lesion and the failure of the patient to develop immune specific antibodies to common local coelenterates aided in establishing the diagnosis.