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Unusual cnidarian envenomations

dc.contributor.departmentKUH (Koç University Hospital)
dc.contributor.kuauthorTezcan, Özgür Deniz
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteKUH (KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis chapter is a collection of unusual cnidarian envenomations. Cnidarian envenomations are common all around the world. According to the World Register of Marine Species database, there are 10,762 accepted cnidarian species and about 100 of these are considered harmful to humans. There is a great diversity of cnidarian envenomations. At one end of the spectum, there are serious envenomations, such as that of Chironex fleckeri, which can kill a man in minutes; while at the other end, there are minor conditions, such as an annoying itch. While the more serious or frequent envenomations are well-studied, others are rarely reported and poorly studied. Only a fraction of cnidarian toxins have been identified and throughly investigated. Rare cnidarian envenomations, such as fulminant hepatitis, autonomous nervous system dysfunction, or stroke are not only interesting, but they also provide a wider perspective to cnidarian toxicology. Here, there is a total of 65 cases. The cases are grouped according to the clinical outcomes and underlying physiopathology. To facilitate our understanding of these unusual and sometimes bizarre envenomations, some physiopathological data is also included with each group.
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-31305-4_37
dc.identifier.isbn9783-3193-1305-4
dc.identifier.isbn9783-3193-1303-0
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85051323090
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31305-4_37
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/14595
dc.keywordsAmnesia
dc.keywordsAnaphylaxis
dc.keywordsAutonomic neuropathy
dc.keywordsDermographism
dc.keywordsDysphonia
dc.keywordsFulminant hepatitis
dc.keywordsGuillan-Barre
dc.keywordsMondor’s disease
dc.keywordsMononeuritis multiplex
dc.keywordsMyocardial infarction
dc.keywordsNeuropathy
dc.keywordsPalytoxin
dc.keywordsPriapizm
dc.keywordsRenal failure
dc.keywordsSeastroke
dc.keywordsTako-tsubo
dc.keywordsUnusual cnidaria envenomation
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofThe Cnidaria, past, present and Future: The World of Medusa and her Sisters
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectToxicology
dc.titleUnusual cnidarian envenomations
dc.typeBook Chapter
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local.contributor.kuauthorTezcan, Özgür Deniz
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