Aquatic dermatoses
Keywords:
Jellyfish sting, swimmer’s itch, seabather’s eruptionAbstract
There are dermatoses related towater activities, but eventhoughour countryhas coastline on two oceans, there are very few articles published about them. Jellyfish sting, swimmer´s itch and seabather´s eruption may be frequent in our country but not often be diagnosed due to self-limited evolutions or misdiagnosis. We present two cases for illustration and to make a short review of these dermatoses.
Author Biography
Víctor Otero
Médico dermatólogo; docente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Colombia
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2. Gonzales E. Schistomiasis, cercarial dermatitis and marine dermatitis. Dermatol Clin. 1989;7:291-300.
3. Brant G, Cohen A. Cercarial dermatitis transmitted by exotic marine snail. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010;19:1357-65.
4. Brant S, Loker J. Schistosomes in the southwest United States and their potential for causing cercarial dermatitis or “swimmer’s itch”. J Helminthol. 2009;83:191-8.
5. Vuong PN, Bayssa-Dedufour C. Cercarial dermatitis: Histological and immuno-histochemical study of human case. Med Mal Infect. 2002;32:284-93.
6. Paller A, Mancini A. Other cutaneous parasites. In: Hurwitz S, Paller A, Mancini A, editors. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology. Third edition. Chicago: Elsevier Saunders; 2006. p. 496-501.
7. Kourilova P, Hogg K, Kolarova L. Cercarial dermatitis cause by bird schistosomes comprises both immediate and late phase cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions. J Immunol. 2004;172:3766-74.
8. Horak P, Kolarova L. Molluscan and vertebrate immune responses to bird schistosomes. Parasite Immunol. 2005;27:247-55.
9. Lichtenbergova L, Kolbekova P, Kourilova P. Antibody responses induced by Trichobilharzia regenti antigens in murine and human host exhibiting cercarial dermatitis. Parasite Immunol. 2008;30:585-95.
10. Caribe, Colombia, Fauna Marina. Fecha de consulta: 28 de enero de 2012. Disponible en: www.banrepucultural.org/blaavirtual/geografia/carcol/faumar1.htm.
11. Fisher A. Aquatic dermatitis I: Dermatits caused by coelenterates. Cutis. 1999;64:84-6.
12. Field-Cortazares J, Calderón-Campos R. Picadura por aguamala. Bol Clin Hosp Infant Edo Son. 2009;26:38-42.
13. Randow K. Best treatment of jellyfish sting? Postgrad Med. 2000;107:27.
14. Segura-Puerta L, Ramos E, Aramburo C. One Linuche mystery solved: All 3 stages of the coronate Scyphomedusa cause seabather´s eruption. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001;44:624-8.
15. Burnett JW, Rubinstein H, Galton GJ. First aid for jellyfish envenomation. South Med J 1983;76:870-2.
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Otero V. Aquatic dermatoses. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 19 [cited 2026 Mar. 19];20(3):281-4. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/241
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Otero V. Aquatic dermatoses. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 19 [cited 2026 Mar. 19];20(3):281-4. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/241
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