Short report: A case of hemolysis resulting from contact with a Lonomia caterpillar in southern Brazil.
Contact with a caterpillar of the genus Lonomia can result in a hemorrhagic syndrome. Lonomia obliqua venom activates prothrombin and factor X and promotes fibrinogenolytic activity. Although crude L. obliqua bristle extract can induce hemolytic activity in human and rat erythrocytes, there have been no reports of hemolysis in the cases of human contact. We report a confirmed human case of Lonomia venom-induced hemolysis.
Malaque
Ceila M S
CM
Intensive Care Unit, Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectology, São Paulo, Brazil. cmalaque@uol.com.br
Andrade
Lúcia
L
Madalosso
Geraldine
G
Tomy
Sandra
S
Tavares
Flávio L
FL
Seguro
Antonio C
AC