Skin lesions and acute kidney injury following <i>Phyllodiscus semoni</i> sting
A healthy woman in her 20s, with no history of regular medication use, developed severe pain and swelling in the right knee after an apparent sting while swimming at a remote island in southern Japan. She was diagnosed with cellulitis at a local clinic 6 hours later and prescribed oral antibiotics
Authors
- Yusuke Yamanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-7034)
- Aya SUNAKAWA
- Hikaru Ishizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7121-3195)
Institutions
- Osaka Municipal Miyakojima Technical High School (JP)
- Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital (JP)
- Okinawa Prefecture (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-270943
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00