Burnett J W, Kumar S, Malecki J M, Szmant A M
Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
Toxicon. 1995 Jan;33(1):99-104. doi: 10.1016/0041-0101(94)00145-x.
Thirty-six of 44 patients with seabather's eruption had specific IgG antibodies against Linuche unguilata (thimble jelly) medusae antigen. ELISA detected antibodies in serum stored for 10 years. The extent of the cutaneous eruption or sting severity was correlated with antibody titer. Antibodies were detected in patients acquiring the eruption in Florida, the Bahamas and Aruba, reflecting the habitat of these jellyfish. This serological assay can be useful to confirm the clinical diagnosis.
44例海蜇皮炎患者中有36例具有针对僧帽水母抗原的特异性IgG抗体。酶联免疫吸附测定法（ELISA）在储存了10年的血清中检测到了抗体。皮肤疹的范围或蜇伤严重程度与抗体滴度相关。在佛罗里达州、巴哈马群岛和阿鲁巴岛出现皮疹的患者体内检测到了抗体，这反映了这些水母的栖息地。这种血清学检测方法有助于临床诊断的确认。
