Acute renal failure after a sea anemone sting

Anaphylactic Shock Caused by Exposure to Sea Anemones

“…3,4 Other symptoms, including somnolence, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, edema of the eye lids and acute renal failure due to acute tubular necrosis have also been reported. 5,6 The phenomenon of anaphylactic shock caused by anemone toxin has been widely known, since it was first reported by Richet and Portier in 1902, and became the very origin of the term of anaphylaxis. Nevertheless , such a clear case of anaphylaxis in humans, as we have reported here , has not been reported before.…”

A New Polypeptide Toxin from the Nematocyst Venom of an Okinawan Sea AnemonePhyllodiscus semoni(Japanese name “unbachi-isoginchaku”)

“…This anemone causes stinging cases which are accompanied by severe dermatitis with swelling, local fever, and ulceration. [1][2][3] In Okinawa, a tropical region of Japan, several cases of stinging by this species have been reported. 1) Recently, we succeeded in isolating and characterizing the main fatal toxins (PsTX-60A and 60B) in the nematocysts of P. semoni for theˆrst time.…”

Marine Protein Toxins

“…Actinoporins PsTX-20A [63] and Avt-I [64] have also been isolated as minor toxic components from the nematocyst venom of P. semoni and A. villosa, respectively. On rare occasions, a sting by P. semoni may cause acute renal failure in humans [65]. A 115-kDa protein toxin called PsTX-115 was subsequently isolated as the nephrotoxic component of the venom.…”