Abstract
A 27-year-old woman presented with an acute, tender, geographic lesion on her left shin that developed after contact with a brain coral while scuba diving. Photographs obtained two hours after the incident reveal a well-demarcated, geographic, erythematous plaque with a serpiginous and cerebriform pattern at the site of contact, resembling the outermost surface contour of brain coral. The plaque resolved spontaneously over a three-week period. The biology of corals and potential biological features that lead to cutaneous eruptions are reviewed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 13 |
Journal | Dermatology Online Journal |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2022 |
Keywords
- aquatic
- coral
- dermatitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology