Accident involving a 2-year-old child and Lonomia obliqua venom: clinical and coagulation abnormalities
Poisons of caterpillars have different effects on inflammatory and coagulation systems. This is a case report of a 2-year-old child that accidentally came in contact with several caterpillars of the species Lonomia obliqua. At first, the patient's exams presented abnormal coagulation and decrea...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000600445&lng=en&tlng=en |