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

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 eruptio...

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Main Authors: Vidal HADDAD JUNIOR, João Luiz Costa CARDOSO, Fábio Lang da SILVEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2001-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000300011&tlng=en