title: Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases.
abstract: Seabather's eruption is a papulo-pruritic dermatitis caused by the nematocysts of the larvae of the jellyfish Linuche unguiculata retained in the clothing fibers. Previously reported in Brazil, this work describes fourteen cases that occurred in the State of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. The new cases observed over a short period of time (the first half of January, 2012), at the height of the summer season, should alert health teams to possible epidemics on the coast of the state of Santa Catarina.
authors: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC, Brasil.
authors: André Luiz
authors: AL
authors: Rossetto
authors: Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: Fábio Lang
authors: FL
authors: Da Silveira
authors: Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors: André Carrara
authors: AC
authors: Morandini
authors: Departamento de Dermatologia e Radioterapia Rubião Júnior, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors: Vidal
authors: V
authors: Haddad
authors: Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC, Brasil.
authors: Charrid
authors: C
authors: Resgalla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011537:Pruritus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D037401:Scyphozoa; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater; D055815:Young Adult