Peter J FennerSummaryCountry: Australia Publications
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Fatal envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndromePeter J Fenner
School of Medicine, James Cook University, PO Box 3080, North Mackay, QLD 4740, Australia
Med J Aust 177:362-3. 2002..He developed muscle cramps, sweating, anxiety, nausea and hypertension, and died 30 hours later from intracerebral haemorrhage...
Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate as prehospital treatment for hypertension in Irukandji syndromePeter J Fenner
Surf Life Saving Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Med J Aust 179:655. 2003
Reported knowledge, perceptions, and behavior of tourists and North Queensland residents at risk of contact with jellyfish that cause the "Irukandji syndrome"Simone L Harrison
Anton Breinl Centre, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Wilderness Environ Med 15:4-10. 2004..A coordinated educational response across northern Australia may be necessary to inform the public about both the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) and Irukandji...
Phospholipase A2 in cnidariaTimo J Nevalainen
Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN 20520 Turku, Finland
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 139:731-5. 2004..The current observations support the idea that cnidarian PLA2 may participate in the sting site irritation and systemic envenomation syndrome resulting from contact with cnidarians...
Cardiovascular actions of the venom from the Irukandji (Carukia barnesi) jellyfish: effects in human, rat and guinea-pig tissues in vitro and in pigs in vitroKenneth D Winkel
Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 32:777-88. 2005..The venom may also contain a 'direct' vasoconstrictor component. These observations explain, at least in part, the clinical features of the potentially deadly Irukandji syndrome...
