Envenomation by caterpillars of the genus Megalopyge in French Guiana with an atypical clinical presentation, based on three observations

Romain TorrentsAPHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Service de Pharmacologie clinique CAP-TV, Marseille, France Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM, SESSTIM UMR 912, Marseille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]

Nicolas SimonAPHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Service de Pharmacologie clinique CAP-TV, Marseille, France Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM, SESSTIM UMR 912, Marseille, France

Corinne SchmittAPHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Service de Pharmacologie clinique CAP-TV, Marseille, France

Luc De HaroAPHM, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Service de Pharmacologie clinique CAP-TV, Marseille, France

Mohamed AghaHealth center, Mana, French Guiana

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