Caterpillar Envenomation: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

caterpillar envenomations, caterpillar bite, caterpillar sting, Megalopyge opercularis, M opercularis, caterpillar dermatitis, erucism, dermatitis, lepidopterism, Lepidoptera, Arthropoda, Insecta, puss caterpillar, asp, Lonomia

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