Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases

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....

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Main Authors: ANDRÉ LUIZ ROSSETTO, FÁBIO LANG DA SILVEIRA, ANDRÉ CARRARA MORANDINI, VIDAL HADDAD JUNIOR, CHARRID RESGALLA JUNIOR
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Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-9bc2bc5444a4454ebab30c8622377c4c2022-12-21T21:53:20ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-26902015-03-0187143143610.1590/0001-3765201520130468S0001-37652015000100431Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen casesANDRÉ LUIZ ROSSETTOFÁBIO LANG DA SILVEIRAANDRÉ CARRARA MORANDINIVIDAL HADDAD JUNIORCHARRID RESGALLA JUNIORSeabather'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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000100431&lng=en&tlng=enCnidáriaDermatitesNematocistosSaúde públicaSul do Brasil
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FÁBIO LANG DA SILVEIRA
ANDRÉ CARRARA MORANDINI
VIDAL HADDAD JUNIOR
CHARRID RESGALLA JUNIOR
Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Cnidária
Dermatites
Nematocistos
Saúde pública
Sul do Brasil
title Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
title_full Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
title_fullStr Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
title_full_unstemmed Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
title_short Seabather's eruption: report of fourteen cases
title_sort seabather s eruption report of fourteen cases
topic Cnidária
Dermatites
Nematocistos
Saúde pública
Sul do Brasil
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