TY - JOUR T1 - Severe digital necrosis in a 4-year-old boy: primary Raynaud’s or jellyfish sting JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-201478 VL - 2013 SP - bcr2013201478 AU - Fatih Koksal Binnetoglu AU - Betul Kizildag AU - Naci Topaloglu AU - Ozgur Kasapcopur Y1 - 2013/11/18 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-201478.abstract N2 - Raynaud's phenomena is a common disorder which may be primary or secondary to some connective tissue disorders such as systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Jellyfish sting is a rare but life-threatening cause of Raynaud's phenomena. Digital gangrene is reported in 3% of children with secondary Raynaud's phenomena but does not occur in children with primary Raynaud's phenomena. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy who initially presented with episodes of pain and bluish to blackish discolouration and necrosis affecting the fingers on both hands after a jellyfish sting without any sign of connective tissue disorder. ER -