Unusual Sting by a Nonindigenous Caterpillar in Europe.

Animals Europe Female France Humans Pain
Acharia stimulea Corsica Ficus benjamina envenomation saddleback caterpillar toxinology

Journal

Wilderness & environmental medicine
ISSN: 1545-1534
Titre abrégé: Wilderness Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9505185

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2022
Historique:
received: 15 07 2021
revised: 29 10 2021
accepted: 29 10 2021
pubmed: 14 12 2021
medline: 19 4 2022
entrez: 13 12 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

On the French island of Corsica, a 57-y-old woman without significant medical history was stung on the left thumb while she was taking care of an ornamental Ficus benjamina plant. Immediately, she felt intense pain in her hand. She saw a strange caterpillar, later identified by the local poison center as Acharia stimulea. The pain in her hand was evaluated as 8 of 10 using the numerical pain rating scale; only a slight erythema was visible on her skin. Symptoms disappeared within 2 h with use of local anti-inflammatory ointment and oral painkillers. Three other caterpillars emerged out of the soil of the potted plant during the following week. This sting by a saddleback caterpillar is exceptional in Corsica. French garden store owners and healthcare professionals should be informed that caterpillars can be imported across the oceans to Europe on different plants.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.10.003 PMID: 34895812
pubmed: 34895812
pii: S1080-6032(21)00198-8
doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.10.003
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

125-127

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Romain Torrents (R)

Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France. Electronic address: romain.torrents@ap-hm.fr.

Julien Reynoard (J)

APHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France.

Corinne Schmitt (C)

APHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France.

Mathieu Glaizal (M)

APHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France.

Luc de Haro (L)

APHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France.

Nicolas Simon (N)

Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Clinical Pharmacology and Poison Control Centre, Marseille, France.

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Classifications MeSH

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questionsmedicales.fr › Régions géographiques › Europe › Unusual Sting by a Nonindigenous Caterpillar in Europe.
questionsmedicales.fr › Régions géographiques › Europe › France › Unusual Sting by a Nonindigenous Caterpillar in Europe.
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