Delayed Contact Dermatitis to Coral.
- Author:
Hee Jin JUN
1
;
Hyun Joo LEE
;
Eujin CHO
;
Sang Hyun CHO
;
Jeong Deuk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. leejd@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Contact dermatitis;
Coral
- MeSH:
Anthozoa;
Bites and Stings;
Dermatitis, Contact;
Diving;
Female;
Hand;
Humans;
Nematocyst;
Philippines;
Skeleton;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(10):896-898
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Coral is a member of the class Anthozoa, which cause injury due to stings from their tentacles containing nematocytes or from their sharp-edged calcified outer skeletons. Sting from their nematocytes may cause coral poisoning and cause a rare type of contact dermatitis. A 24-year-old woman, who had been contacted to coral during skin-scuba diving in the Philippines 7 days before, was presented with multiple brownish plaques and patches with small vesicles on the dorsum of the left hand. Herein, we report a case of contact dermatitis to coral by the nematocyst stings of corals.
