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REVERSIBLE PARASYMPATHETIC DYSAUTONOMIA FOLLOWING STINGING ATTRIBUTED TO THE BOX JELLY FISH (CHIRONEX FLECKERI)
Author(s) -
CHAND R. PRATAP,
SELLIAH K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1984.tb05025.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dysautonomia , sting , distension , stab , abdominal distension , abdominal pain , anesthesia , surgery , disease , engineering , aerospace engineering
Following a box jelly fish sting, a 52 year old Chinese fisherman developed acute abdominal distension, inability to pass urine and failure of erection. Examination revealed gaseous abdominal distension and a distended urinary bladder. Absence of lachrimation and absence of changes in the R‐R interval in the ECG during breathing and carotid sinus massage gave further evidence of parasympathetic dysautonomia. The patient made a complete recovery. The case highlights the occurrence of reversible parasympathetic dysautonomia following box jelly fish sting.