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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2006-12-01
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| 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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