Seabather's eruption: report of five cases in southeast region of Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(3): 171-172, May-June 2001. ilus
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ABSTRACT
The authors report five cases of seabather's eruption, a typical dermatitis associated predominantly to the jellyfish Linuche unguiculata (Cnidaria), that causes erythematous and pruriginous papules on areas of the skin of bathers covered by swimsuits. The rash is characteristic and the eruption is commom in the Caribbean, Florida, Mexico and Gulf States of USA. The cases are the first reported in Brazil and larvae of the jellyfish are present in the waters where the accidents happened
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Main subject:
Pruritus
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Dermatitis
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Scyphozoa
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Vital Brazil/BR
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Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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