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Old 03-16-2005, 13:08   #5
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TR - I definately understand what you are saying, but Seattle doctors seem to be having a hard time with tropical dermitology issues and have no idea what it is. So just thought I might ask some of you who have much more experience in the tropics.

Researching it further, I doubt it is Sea Lice. Sea Lice actually being jellyfish larvae that breaks out within 12 hours after contact and disappears within 10 to 14 days. Rx is topical ointments and in bad cases steroids.

Turns out that her skin eruptions, as well as 4 other people, started after they returned home. They have been going on for over a month and are on their 3rd set of break outs, expanding further up the legs. The skin eruptions look like chiggers, but the unerupted bumps do not have the redness of chiggers.
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