Citation

Cabrerizo S, Spera M, de Roodt AR. Arch. Argent. Pediatr. 2014; 112(2): 179-182.

Vernacular Title

Accidentes por lepidópteros: Hylesia nigricans (Berg, 1875) o "mariposa negra"

Affiliation

Laboratorio de Toxinopatología, Centro de Patología Experimental y Aplicada, Facultad de Medicina, UBA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria)

DOI

10.1590/S0325-00752014000200018

PMID

24584794

Abstract

Lepidoptera (butterflies, caterpillars and moths) biologic features make possible the contact between different instars and humans. The moth Hylesia nigricans is responsible for epidemic outbreaks in our country. It is called erucism when the contact is with caterpillars and lepidopterism when the contact is with moths. We perform an update of these important medical lepidopters.

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