An adult case of anaphylaxis caused by allergy to jellyfish.

AN ADULT CASE OF ANAPHYLAXIS CAUSED BY ALLERGY TO JELLYFISH. Arerugi. 2017;66(6):804-808 Authors: Suzuki S, Miyata Y, Jinno M, Kishino Y, Homma T, Ota S, Tanaka A, Yokoe T, Ohnishi T, Sagara H, Kurata N, Shimakura K, Kurose K Abstract A 35-year-old female, professional diver, reported nausea, vomiting, and systemic hives 20 to 30 minutes after ingestion of antipasto made with jellyfish. Patient reported prior episodes of swelling after stings from several different creatures, including jelly fish. She also developed a systemic allergic reaction after sting from an unknown creature while diving. On the initial visit to our hospital, serum total IgE level was 545IU/ml. We extracted crude allergen from jellyfish and evaluated allergen specific IgE antibody levels using EL...

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