Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action
Envenomation due to exposure to caterpillars is an emerging public health problem. A life-threatening bleeding diathesis has been described in South America after exposure to Lonomia obliqua or L. acheolus. Deforestation, forest degradation, and global warming might increase the frequency of human e...
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| author | Edgar A. Ramírez García Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar Mariana Rojas del Águila Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita Andrés F. Henao-Martínez Carlos Franco-Paredes Luis A. Marcos Juan C. Celis Salinas Martín Casapia Morales |
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| description | Envenomation due to exposure to caterpillars is an emerging public health problem. A life-threatening bleeding diathesis has been described in South America after exposure to Lonomia obliqua or L. acheolus. Deforestation, forest degradation, and global warming might increase the frequency of human exposure to these insects. Prompt recognition and administration of antivenom are crucial to ensure a favorable outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a06e6d9ebcf4e008abd992c710a96282024-11-27T05:01:56ZengElsevierTravel Medicine and Infectious Disease1873-04422024-11-0162102774Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for actionEdgar A. Ramírez García0Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar1Mariana Rojas del Águila2Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita3Andrés F. Henao-Martínez4Carlos Franco-Paredes5Luis A. Marcos6Juan C. Celis Salinas7Martín Casapia Morales8Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) Iquitos, Peru; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hospital Regional de Loreto “Felipe Santiago Arriola Iglesias” Iquitos, Peru; Corresponding author. Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) Iquitos, Peru.Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) Iquitos, PeruUniversidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) Iquitos, PeruDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Instituto de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitología Antonio Vidal, Tegucigalpa, HondurasDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USAHospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México City, Mexico; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USADepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hospital Regional de Loreto “Felipe Santiago Arriola Iglesias” Iquitos, PeruUniversidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) Iquitos, Peru; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hospital Regional de Loreto “Felipe Santiago Arriola Iglesias” Iquitos, PeruEnvenomation due to exposure to caterpillars is an emerging public health problem. A life-threatening bleeding diathesis has been described in South America after exposure to Lonomia obliqua or L. acheolus. Deforestation, forest degradation, and global warming might increase the frequency of human exposure to these insects. Prompt recognition and administration of antivenom are crucial to ensure a favorable outcome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893924000917LonomiaLonomismCaterpillarErucismPeru |
| spellingShingle | Edgar A. Ramírez García Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar Mariana Rojas del Águila Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita Andrés F. Henao-Martínez Carlos Franco-Paredes Luis A. Marcos Juan C. Celis Salinas Martín Casapia Morales Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Lonomia Lonomism Caterpillar Erucism Peru |
| title | Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action |
| title_full | Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action |
| title_fullStr | Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action |
| title_short | Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action |
| title_sort | hemorrhagic erucism due to lonomia spp in peru a call for action |
| topic | Lonomia Lonomism Caterpillar Erucism Peru |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893924000917 |
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