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Mediterranean jellyfish sting-induced Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/eurheartj/ehq349

1522-9645

R Bianchi, Daniele Torella, Carmen Spaccarotella, Annalisa Mongiardo, Ciro Indolfi,

Ion channel regulation and function

We report a case of a 53-year-old woman swimming in the southern Mediterranean Sea on the Calabrian coast that was suddenly stung on her right forearm by a mauve-pink jellyfish. She got extremely scared and while swimming back to the shore, she accused fatigue and an intense itch sensation. She lost consciousness on the beach as a consequence of a condition of pulseless electrical activity …