Seabather's eruption: a clinical and epidemiological study of 38 cases in Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
Seabather's eruption (SBE) is an intensely itchy, papule-erythematous dermatitis that occurs predominantly in regions of the body covered by bathing costumes, after exposure to marine water. The planulae larvae of Linuche unguiculata scyphomedusae (thimble jellyfish) are the etiologic agent of the dermatitis, which is frequent in waters of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida. The authors report 38 cases of SBE in the State of Santa Catarina (Southern region of Brazil), with emphasis on their clinical and epidemiological aspects, such as profile of victim, topography of the papules and conditions predisposing to the accident.
Rossetto
André Luiz
AL
School of Medicine, Vale do Itajaí University, Itajaí, SC, Brazil. rossettovida@terra.com.br
Dellatorre
Gerson
G
Silveira
Fábio Lang da
FL
Haddad Júnior
Vidal
V
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D037401:Scyphozoa; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult