Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action

Edgar A. Ramírez García; Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar; Mariana Rojas del Águila; Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita; Andrés F. Henao-Martínez; Carlos Franco-Paredes; Luis A. Marcos; Juan C. Celis Salinas; Martín Casapia Morales

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774

Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action

Edgar A. Ramírez García
, Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar
, Mariana Rojas del Águila
, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita
, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez
, Carlos Franco-Paredes
, Luis A. Marcos
, Juan C. Celis Salinas
, Martín Casapia Morales

Infectious Diseases

Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana
Hospital Regional de Loreto “Felipe Santiago Arriola Iglesias”
University of Oklahoma
Instituto de Enfermedades Infecciosas y de Parasitologıa Antonio Vidal
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Colorado State University

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Abstract

Envenomation due to exposure to caterpillars is an emerging public health problem. A life-threatening bleeding diathesis has been described in South America after exposure to Lonomia obliqua or L. acheolus. Deforestation, forest degradation, and global warming might increase the frequency of human exposure to these insects. Prompt recognition and administration of antivenom are crucial to ensure a favorable outcome.

Original language	English
Article number	102774
Journal	Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774
State	Published - Nov 1 2024

Keywords

Caterpillar
Erucism
Lonomia
Lonomism
Peru

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Ramírez García, E. A., Canchanya-Olimar, M. J. V., Rojas del Águila, M., Agudelo Higuita, N. I., Henao-Martínez, A. F., Franco-Paredes, C., Marcos, L. A., Celis Salinas, J. C., & Casapia Morales, M. (2024). Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 62, Article 102774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774

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