Injuries From Sea Urchins

Hp, Baden; Jw, Burnett

doi:10.1097/00007611-197704000-00029

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“…This long-term response produces two possible patterns of inflammation: diffuse and focal, both of which were present in our patient. The former pattern takes the form of a nondescript chronic lymphangitis, which usually involves the fingers or toes causing erythema, fusiform edema and pain [2]. The latter corresponds to a productive process closely localized to the site of spine penetration.…”

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Sea Urchin Granuloma

Caputo¹,

Fiorella

2005

Dermatology

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Sea Urchin Granuloma

Caputo¹,

Fiorella

2005

Dermatology

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“…Contact with sea urchin spines may result in a painful puncture wound with surrounding erythema and edema, while broken spines may remain lodged in the skin. Rarely, tenosynovitis and systemic reactions including nausea, syncope and respiratory distress may occur (Baden, 1987). Contact with sea cucumbers may present as a burning irritant dermatitis.…”

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Aquatic Sports Dermatoses: Clinical Presentation and Treatment Guidelines

Leventhal¹,

Tlougan²

2012

An International Perspective on Topics in Sports Medicine and Sports Injury

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IntroductionAquatic sport dermatoses include a variety of skin conditions that occur in athletes who participate in sporting activities in or on the water. Chemicals and microbes inhabiting the aquatic environment are often responsible for the development of these cutaneous conditions. We review common water sports dermatoses and divide them based on activities that occur in saltwater, freshwater and activities outside the water. Some of the water sports represented in the review include swimming, diving, scuba diving, snorkeling and water polo which are mainly based in the water, as well as sailing, rowing, fishing, surfing, whitewater rafting and water-skiing which are based on the water and outside the water. Aquatic sports dermatoses are presented according to their etiology including infectious and organism-related, contact dermatitis and miscellaneous causes. We also describe conditions specifically associated with water sports including sailing, rowing, fishing and surfing. This comprehensive review focuses on the key recognizable clinical features and principles of management of aquatic sports dermatoses. Our aim is to help sports medicine physicians, dermatologists and other health care providers recognize and treat water sport dermatoses in athletes.

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“…Since this patient had no pre vious exposure to sea urchins and did not develop signs of delayed hypersensitivity until 10 days after exposure, it is suspected that she was sensitized at the time of injury and subsequently reacted to the residual antigens in the skin. There have been no similar reports [2,3] except for the recent one by Burke et al [5] in which the patch testing was not performed because the antigenic material was not available. Before this case, the relationship between the injury and the delayed reaction had not been definitely established [2], although Fisher [3] cites Meneghini's clin ical experiment in which he used water-alcohol extracts from the spines of sea urchins and observed a positive allergic delayed intradermal reaction in 2 fishermen with sea urchin granuloma.…”

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“…It has been suggested that the epithelium of the spines of sea urchins generates some biologically active com pounds [2]. Some sea urchins secrete acid mucopolysac charides and possibly venom [2].…”

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A Case of Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction Following a Sea Urchin Sting

Asada¹,

Komura²,

Hosokawa³

et al. 1990

Dermatology

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The case of a 28-year old woman with pruritic and erythematous eruptions on the knees and ankle about 10 days after being stung by sea urchin is reported. The spines of a sea urchin were ground, extracted and patch-tested, to which the patient showed a positive delayed skin reaction. Based on the clinical course and positive patch tests, it was concluded that the patient developed a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the sea urchin’s stinger.

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Injuries From Sea Urchins

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Sea Urchin Granuloma

Sea Urchin Granuloma

Aquatic Sports Dermatoses: Clinical Presentation and Treatment Guidelines

A Case of Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction Following a Sea Urchin Sting

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