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Fire Coral
Aka: Fire Coral, Stinging Coral, False Coral, Itching Coral, Anthozoa, Millepora, Fire Coral Dermatitis
- See Also
- Coral Reef
- Marine Envenomation
- Neurotoxin
- Marine Injury
- Background
- Not a true coral
- Categorized as calcareous hydrozoan
- Small brush-like growth on rocks and coral
- Symptoms
- Initial: Stinging or burning pain
- Later: Severe itching and Urticaria
- Course
- Pain resolves in 90 minutes (earlier if treated)
- Urticaria flatten in 24 hours and resolve in 7 days
- May be hyperpigmented for up to 2 months
- Management
- Treat the same as Jellyfish stings