My recent talk on marine envenoming is now alive in blog-post form thanks to the MicroGnome. It gives a brief overview of the clinical aspects of marine envenoming from an Australian perspective.
The Poison Review
October 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you’re into tox you’ll want to keep an eye on ‘The Poison Review” website edited by Leon Gussow. Welcome to The Poison Review, a critical update and evaluation of recent scientific literature, news stories, and cultural events related to the field of medical toxicology. Our interests are wide-ranging and eclectic, since we take our [...]
Irukandji in the Northern Territory
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Irukandji Syndrome Territory-style
March 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
You are working as a locum doctor in the Northern Territory. Your patient is a 32 year-old Indonesian man who says he was stung while hauling in a net on an offshore fishing vessel.
Jack Barnes and the Irukandji Enigma
March 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
In 1964, Jack Handyside Barnes, his nine year-old son, and a local surf lifesaver were rushed to Cairns Base Hospital after developing Irukandji syndrome.
Stung Inside A Stinger Net
March 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
It’s Christmas, and you’re called by a doctor who has recently arrived in Australia from the UK. He is in North Queensland looking after a 23 year-old female swimmer who doesn’t look at all well…
Irukandji syndrome
December 18, 2008 By 5 Comments
Irukandji syndrome is a distressing envenoming secondary to the sting of Carukia barnesi and other, as yet unidentified, jellyfish found in coastal waters of tropical Australia. It has also been reported in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Asia and Papua New Guinea. In a small number of cases, life‑threatening hypertension and pulmonary oedema may develop. Two fatalities have been attributed to this condition in Australia. Management is symptomatic and supportive. Antivenom has not yet been developed.
