Clinical effects of exposure to the White-stemmed gum moth (Chelepteryx collesi)

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-81

  Balit, Corrine R ^a   Geary, Merilyn J ^b   Russell, Richard C ^b,c   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caterpillars; Chelepteryx collesi; Injury; Lepidopterism; Spines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHELEPTERYX COLLESI; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; LEPIDOPTERISM; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN INJURY; SUMMER;

EID: 2142769855     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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