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Case report • Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo 40 (2) • Mar 1998 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651998000200010 linkcopy

Open-access Hemorrhagic syndrome and Acute renal failure in a pregnant woman after contact with Lonomia caterpillars: a case report

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    Abstracts

    A case of a 37-week pregnant woman who developed a hemorrhagic syndrome and acute renal failure after contact with Lonomia caterpillars is reported. The accident also initiated labour and the patient gave birth to an alive child. Some pathophysiological aspects of the genital bleeding and of the acute renal failure are discussed.

    Lonomia caterpillars; Hemorrhagic syndrome; Pregnancy; Acute renal failure

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