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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000100431&lng=en&tlng=en