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Another cause of “Irukandji stingings”
Medical Journal of Australia, 2003[Extract] To the Editor: In 1964 the Journal published an article by Barnes which solved the mystery of a distressing illness that was affecting many Queensland beachgoers — Irukandji syndrome.1 In a remarkable piece of detective work, Barnes had captured a small (25 mm bell) jellyfish and demonstrated, by allowing it to sting himself, his 9-year-old ...
Little, Mark, Seymour, Jamie
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Early Experience With Magnesium Administration in Irukandji Syndrome [PDF]
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2004 The administration of magnesium sulphate is a proposed novel therapy for Irukandji syndrome 1 . In this non-randomized, unblinded case series, data from ten patients who received magnesium salts are reviewed. Magnesium sulphate boluses of 10 to 20 mmol, in the six patients for which there was
M, Corkeron, P, Pereira, C, Makrocanis
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Cardiac failure following Irukandji envenomation
Medical Journal of Australia, 1990This paper presents a case of Irukandji syndrome (envenomation by the jellyfish, Carukia barnesi) with pulmonary oedema and hypokinetic cardiac failure. This case highlights the need for victims (and operators of tours venturing into the waters of North Queensland) to treat even apparently innocuous stings with vinegar and to avoid freshwater bathing ...
J C, Martin, I, Audley
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Biology and Ecology of Irukandji Jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa)
Advances in Marine Biology, 2013Irukandji stings are a leading occupational health and safety issue for marine industries in tropical Australia and an emerging problem elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean. Their mild initial sting frequently results in debilitating illness, involving signs of sympathetic excess including excruciating pain, sweating, nausea and vomiting ...
Ken Winkel +2 more
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Irukandji-like syndrome in South Florida divers
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2003Irukandji syndrome is a constellation of delayed severe local and systemic symptoms occurring after a Carukia barnesi box jellyfish sting involving any exposed skin. These cases are limited to Australia, the habitat of that animal. Numerous other cases of an Irukandji-like syndrome after other small Carybdeid genus envenomations have been reported ...
James D, Grady, Joseph W, Burnett
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Clonidine to treat Irukandji syndrome
Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2016[Extract] Dear Editor, Irukandji syndrome (IS) is a distressing syndrome experienced if stung by a variety of small (bell = 30 mm) jelly fish in (mainly) northern Australia, although there are reports from SE Asia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, USA and The Caribbean. Treatment is mainly focused on pain relief.
Little, Mark, Somerville, Annabel
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Fatal envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome
Medical Journal of Australia, 2002We report the first of two recent deaths from Irukandji syndrome. A 58-year-old male tourist was stung on the face and chest by an unidentified jellyfish in shallow water off the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland. He developed muscle cramps, sweating, anxiety, nausea and hypertension, and died 30 hours later from intracerebral haemorrhage.
Peter J, Fenner, John C, Hadok
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BET 2: role of vinegar in Irukandji syndrome
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2015A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether dousing areas of contact with vinegar could relieve the symptoms of Irukandji syndrome. Four studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated.
Deepak, Doshi +2 more
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Irukandji Sydrome in the Torres Strait: A Series of 8 Cases
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 2011Objective To review the presentations of a series of patients with suspected Irukandji syndrome in the Torres Strait, where the syndrome has hitherto been unknown or undocumented, in order to identify at-risk groups and improve the management of this condition in the region.
McIver, Lachlan J. +4 more
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A year's experience of Irukandji envenomation in far north Queensland
Medical Journal of Australia, 1998Envenomation by the Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi) can result in an array of systemic symptoms known as Irukandji syndrome. In 1996, 62 people presented to Cairns emergency departments with Irukandji envenomation: 57 developed systemic symptoms, and 38 required parenteral narcotics. All patients were discharged home within 24.5 hours, except for
Little, Mark, Mulcahy, Richard F.
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