Trigeminal sensory neuropathy and facial contact dermatitis due to Anthurium sp.

Background: Trigeminal sensory neuropathy (TSN) describes a heterogeneous group of disorders manifesting as facial numbness.

Objective: We report the case of a patient who had TSN associated with contact dermatitis due to Anthurium sp.

Method/results: A 21-year-old female patient developed left hemifacial contact dermatitis after exposure to the anthurium plant.

Fatal intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to Lonomia obliqua caterpillar envenoming: case report.

The case of a 70 year-old, previously healthy woman who developed a severe bleeding diathesis shortly after touching a Lonomia obliqua caterpillar and finally died from multiple intracerebral hemorrhages is described. Brain hemorrhages are the leading cause of death in patients envenomed by the Lonomia species. The pertinent literature is reviewed and the most relevant clinical features highlighted, with emphasis on diagnosis.