Severe digital necrosis in a 4-year-old boy: Primary Raynaud's or jellyfish sting

dc.contributor.authorBinnetoglu, Fatih Koksal
dc.contributor.authorKizildag, Betul
dc.contributor.authorTopaloglu, Naci
dc.contributor.authorKasapcopur, Ozgur
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T18:56:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T18:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractRaynaud's phenomena is a common disorder which may be primary or secondary to some connective tissue disorders such as systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Jellyfish sting is a rare but lifethreatening cause of Raynaud's phenomena. Digital gangrene is reported in 3% of children with secondary Raynaud's phenomena but does not occur in children with primary Raynaud's phenomena. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy who initially presented with episodes of pain and bluish to blackish discolouration and necrosis affecting the fingers on both hands after a jellyfish sting without any sign of connective tissue disorder. Copyright © 2013 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr-2013-201478
dc.identifier.issn1757-790X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84888622256
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201478
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12867
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofBMJ Case Reports
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectarticle; bites and stings; case report; child; cyanosis; fever; hand foot syndrome; human; jellyfish sting; laboratory test; male; physical examination; preschool child; priority journal; rash; Raynaud phenomenon; skin discoloration; vasospasm
dc.titleSevere digital necrosis in a 4-year-old boy: Primary Raynaud's or jellyfish sting
dc.typeArticle

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