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[[File:PMC3760923 abd-88-0496-g06.png|thumb|Excoriated papules in areas covered by swimsuit. Box shows Linuche unguiculata, the thimble jellyfish, whose larvae and adult forms caused this dermatitis.]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:44, 18 July 2020
Background
- Cnidaria larvae get trapped, release toxin
- Nematocysts of the larval forms of sea anemones: Edwardsiella lineata
- Thimble jellyfish: Linuche unguiculata
Clinical Features
- Rash under bathing suit
Differential Diagnosis
- Papules
- Insect bites
- Scabies
- Seabather's eruption
- Cercarial dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)
- Macular
- Sub Q Swelling and Nodules
- Ulcers
- Tropical pyoderma
- Leishmaniasis
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Buruli ulcer
- Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm disease)
- Linear and Migratory Lesions
- Cutaneous larvae migrans
- Photodermatitis
See also domestic U.S. ectoparasites