title: Severe acute renal failure induced by the venom of Lonomia caterpillars.
abstract: A case of a patient developing anuric acute renal failure and a hemorrhagic syndrome resembling disseminated intravascular coagulation after contact with Lonomia caterpillars is reported. Renal histology showed only mild changes consistent with renal ischemia, although the patient never was hypotensive. The mechanisms of renal injury were obscure and might be related to transient glomerular ischemia due to microcirculation fibrin deposition or to direct venom nephrotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Burdmann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Abdulkader
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D007814:Larva; D009036:Moths
chemical_list: D001180:Arthropod Venoms