| Literature DB >> 20563508 |
Juliana Mendes Correia1, Pedro de Lima Santana Neto, Milena Sardou Sabino Pinho, José Afrânio da Silva, Maria Lucineide Porto Amorim, José Arturo Costa Escobar.
Abstract
Few papers have been published on snake bites caused by Philodryas olfersii. We report here the first case identified at the Centro de Assistência Toxicológica do Hospital da Restauração, Recife, State of Pernambuco. This case was described based on medical protocols, interviewing the patient and identifying the animal that caused the bite. The patient presented pain, heat, erythema, edema and ecchymosis, without other laboratory abnormalities or coagulation disorders. The treatment consisted of administration of eight ampoules of antibothropic serum, and post-administration allergenic reactions were observed. The importance of bites by opistoglyph snakes needs to be reconsidered in research and at specialized treatment centers.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20563508 DOI： 10.1590/s0037-86822010000300025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN： 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581