PEDIATRICS Vol. 70 No. 6 December 1982, pp. 979-981
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Hemolysis and Acute Renal Failure Following a Portuguese Man-of-War Sting

Harry A. Guess MD, PhD1, Peter L. Saviteer MD1, and C. Richard Morris MD1

1 The Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Portuguese man-of-war stings occur frequently at North American beaches. Most produce only local pain and pruritis. A 4-year-old girl who developed a hemolytic reaction and acute renal failure following a severe sting is described. As neither sequela has been previously reported, it is speculated that either the large dose of venom or chance intravenous inoculation may have been responsible. Evidence of hemolysis should be sought in small children with extensive Portuguese man-of-war stings.

Key Words: acute renal failure • hemolysis • bites and stings • coelenterate venom • Portuguese man of war

Submitted on December 7, 1981
Accepted on February 3, 1982