title: Seabather's eruption: a clinical and epidemiological study of 38 cases in Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors: School of Medicine, Vale do Itajaí University, Itajaí, SC, Brazil. rossettovida@terra.com.br
authors: André Luiz
authors: AL
authors: Rossetto
authors: Gerson
authors: G
authors: Dellatorre
authors: Fábio Lang da
authors: FL
authors: Silveira
authors: Vidal
authors: V
authors: Haddad Júnior
mesh_terms: 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