REVERSIBLE PARASYMPATHETIC DYSAUTONOMIA FOLLOWING STINGING ATTRIBUTED TO THE BOX JELLY FISH (CHIRONEX FLECKERI)
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 14 (5) , 673-675
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1984.tb05025.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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