Fatal intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to Lonomia obliqua caterpillar envenoming: case report Hemorragia intracerebral fatal causada por acidente com Lonomia obliqua: relato de caso

The case of a 70 year-old, previously healthy woman who developed a severe bleeding diathesis shortly after touching a Lonomia obliqua caterpillar and finally died from multiple intracerebral hemorrhages is described. Brain hemorrhages are the leading cause of death in patients envenomed by the Lono...

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Main Authors: Pedro André Kowacs, Juliana Cardoso, Marlene Entres, Edison Mattos Novak, Lineu César Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2006-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600029
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