title: Caterpillar stings: a case study.
abstract: Lepidoptera can cause serious injury from toxic envenomation to humans. This case study involves a report of a caterpillar stinging a greens keeper foreman while working.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University, USA.
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Paraska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004155:Diphenhydramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007300:Insect Control; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania; D006109:Poaceae; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004155:Diphenhydramine