Lonomia erucism in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: report of a probable case and review

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Santos, Sávio Silva¹  Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro¹  Fundação Educacional Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis¹  Gomes, Andréia Patrícia¹  Verzola, Ana Candida Arruda¹  Motta-Leal-Filho, Joaquim Maurício da¹  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro¹  Oliveira, Fabiana Ribeiro Queiroz de¹  Corrêa, Maria Sueli¹  Franco-Barbosa, Adbell¹  Squeff, Fabiano Alves¹  Tavares, Renato Henriques¹  Siqueira-Batista, Rodrigo¹  Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro¹  De-Maria-Moreira, Nelson Luís¹  Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói¹  Amorim, Daniela Silva de¹ 

关键词: Caterpillars envenomation;    Lonomia spp;    Disseminated intravascular coagulation;    Acute renal failure;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822004000500011

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

This is a case report of a 44-year-old male living in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil, probably poisoned by contact with a Lonomia caterpillar, who presented hemolytic anemia, decreased platelet count and acute renal insufficiency. Lonomia erucism diagnosis was established by anamnesis and clinical and laboratory manifestations. Therapeutic measures consisting of hemotransfusion and hemodialysis were successful. Physiopathologic and clinical features of erucism by Lonomia are discussed.

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