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

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Hui Wen FAN, João Luiz C. CARDOSO, Rodrigo Díaz OLMOS, Flávia Jacqueline ALMEIDA, Rosana Porto VIANA, Ana Paula Pinto MARTINEZ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1998
• Subjects: Lonomia caterpillars; Hemorrhagic syndrome; Pregnancy; Acute renal failure; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Aguda
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651998000200010; https://doaj.org/article/8b9c7144ca6146318610457ff4ff4bfb

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. Um caso de uma gestante de 37 semanas que desen-volveu uma síndrome hemorrágica e insuficiência renal aguda após contato com lagartas do gênero Lonomia é relatado. O acidente desencadeou trabalho de parto prematuro e a paciente deu à luz a um recém nascido vivo. Alguns aspectos fisiopatológicos do sangramento genital e da insuficiência renal aguda são discutidos.