Seabather's eruption: report of five cases in southeast region of Brazil

Authors

  • Vidal HADDAD JUNIOR Universidade Estadual Paulista; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu; Departamento de Dermatologia
  • João Luiz Costa CARDOSO Hospital Vital Brazil
  • Fábio Lang da SILVEIRA Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Dermatitis, Jellyfishes, Nematocists, Cnidaria, Marine animals

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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Published

2001-06-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2001)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

HADDAD JUNIOR, V., CARDOSO, J. L. C., & SILVEIRA, F. L. da. (2001). Seabather’s eruption: report of five cases in southeast region of Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 43(3), 171-172. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/30516