Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Penang General Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia
Malays Orthop J, 2015 Nov;9(3):49-51.
PMID: 28611910 MyJurnal DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1511.007

Abstract

Following a week after a jellyfish sting, a young man presented with regional cyanosis and threat of distal gangrene secondary to vascular spasm in the forearm. The patient also suffered from transient paresis and numbness of the affected upper limb. Contrasted imaging revealed unopacified vessels in the distal forearm and worsening swelling warranted emergency surgical fasciotomy for impending compartment syndrome. This case highlights the occurrence of jellyfish envenomation and the need for early treatment.

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