TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. In a girl: A case report
AU - Peña-Vásquez, Walter
AU - Vásquez-Paz, Héctor
AU - Vásquez-Becerra, Rubén
AU - Chiappe-Gonzalez, Alfredo Juan
AU - Ñavincopa-Flores, Marcos
AU - Ticona-Chávez, Eduardo
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - © 2016, Instituto Nacional de Salud. All rights Reserved. Accidents caused by urticating or poisonous setae from lepidoptera caterpillars are known as erucism. These accidents are produced by accidental contact, especially in children, with bristles on the insect’s body surface, connected to venom glands. Symptoms may be local or systemic, with deadly clinical presentations. The accident caused by Lonomia spp. caterpillars can trigger bleeding disorders, which is considered the most severe type of erucism. The case of a 5-year-old girl is reported. She was from the town of Villarondos, in the Peruvian Amazon, department of Huánuco, who accidentally knelt down on caterpillar bristles, and subsequently experienced hemolytic anemia, plateletopenia, and coagulation disorder. The diagnosis was made based on the medical history, clinical manifestation, laboratory examination results, and response to antilonomic serum. The clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic aspects of erucism due to Lonomia spp. are discussed.
AB - © 2016, Instituto Nacional de Salud. All rights Reserved. Accidents caused by urticating or poisonous setae from lepidoptera caterpillars are known as erucism. These accidents are produced by accidental contact, especially in children, with bristles on the insect’s body surface, connected to venom glands. Symptoms may be local or systemic, with deadly clinical presentations. The accident caused by Lonomia spp. caterpillars can trigger bleeding disorders, which is considered the most severe type of erucism. The case of a 5-year-old girl is reported. She was from the town of Villarondos, in the Peruvian Amazon, department of Huánuco, who accidentally knelt down on caterpillar bristles, and subsequently experienced hemolytic anemia, plateletopenia, and coagulation disorder. The diagnosis was made based on the medical history, clinical manifestation, laboratory examination results, and response to antilonomic serum. The clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic aspects of erucism due to Lonomia spp. are discussed.
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U2 - 10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2570
DO - 10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2570
M3 - Article
SN - 1726-4634
SP - 819
EP - 823
JO - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
JF - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
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