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Red Sea Coral Contact Dermatitis


Authors: L. Drlík 1;  K. Ettler 2
Authors‘ workplace: Dermatovenerologické oddělení, Šumperská nemocnice, a. s. přednosta prim. MUDr. Lubomír Drlík 1;  Klinika nemocí kožních a pohlavních FN UK Hradec Králové přednosta doc. MUDr. Karel Ettler, CSc. 2
Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 86, 2011, No. 4, p. 194-196
Category: Case Reports

Overview

The authors describe two cases of intensively itching lichenoid dermatitis developed after an injury caused by a sea coral while diving in the Red Sea. The rash reacted to topical steroid and antihistamine treatment. In the first case a partial improvement occurred within two weeks, in the other patient dermatological lesions persisted for more than a month. The article gives an overview of skin lesions caused by the sea corals and their therapy.

Key words:
sea coral – skin reactions – therapy


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