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Seabather's eruption

A R Freudenthal1, P R Joseph

  • 1Office of Marine Ecology, Nassau County Department of Health, Mineola, N.Y.

The New England Journal of Medicine
|August 19, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Seabather's eruption, a skin rash, has been linked to planula larvae of the sea anemone Edwardsiella lineata. These outbreaks, previously rare in northern climates, occurred in Long Island, New York.

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Area of Science:

  • Marine Biology
  • Dermatology
  • Environmental Health

Background:

  • Seabather's eruption is a pruritic dermatitis affecting skin covered by swimwear.
  • Previously reported sporadically in Florida and the Caribbean, its cause remained unknown.

Observation:

  • A study in Nassau County, Long Island, investigated water-related dermatitis from 1970-1991.
  • Increased surveillance in 1980 identified an epidemic of severe dermatitis in ocean bathers.
  • Planula larvae of Cnidaria were collected from water, beaches, and bathing suits.

Findings:

  • Three major outbreaks of seabather's eruption occurred on Long Island in 1975, 1980, and 1990.
  • Larvae were present during swimming seasons in epidemic years and absent in non-epidemic years.
  • Exposing healthy subjects to larvae produced a dermatitis identical to seabather's eruption, with larvae identified as Edwardsiella lineata.

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Implications:

  • Seabather's eruption can occur in northern climates, over 1000 miles from typical locations.
  • The planula larvae of Edwardsiella lineata are identified as the probable cause of these Long Island outbreaks.
  • This finding expands the known geographical range and etiological understanding of seabather's eruption.