Hemorrhagic syndrome and Acute renal failure in a pregnant woman after contact with Lonomia caterpillars: a case report

Author(s): FAN Hui Wen, CARDOSO João Luiz C., OLMOS Rodrigo Dí­az, ALMEIDA Flávia Jacqueline, VIANA Rosana Porto, MARTINEZ Ana Paula Pinto
Keywords: Lonomia caterpillars, Hemorrhagic syndrome, Pregnancy, Acute renal failure/Mogi das Cruzes
Journal: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Year: 1998
Full text: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651998000200010
Publisher: Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Abstract: A case of a 37-week pregnant woman who developed a hemorrhagic syndrome and acute renal failure after contact with Lonomia caterpillars is reported. The accident also initiated labour and the patient gave birth to an alive child. Some pathophysiological aspects of the genital bleeding and of the acute renal failure are discussed.