| Literature DB >> 35685837 |
Pingdéwendé Victor Ouedraogo1,2, Catherine Traore1,2, Abdoul Aziz Savadogo1,2, Wend Pagnangdé Abraham Hermann Bagbila1,2, Adama Galboni1, Abaz Ouedraogo1, Ibrahima Stéphane Sere1, Athanase Millogo1,3.
Abstract
Background: Envenomation by snakebite is a public health problem in developing countries. Neurovascular complications are uncommon. We report two cases of hemorrhagic stroke at the Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital in Bobo-Dioulasso, which complicate an envenomation. Clinical description: The first patient was a 60-year-old woman with no history, who had been admitted 2 hours after snakebite for gingivorrhagia and consciousness disorders. Clinical examination found coma (GCS 7/15) and tetraparesis. The second patient was a 50-year-old woman with no history, who had been admitted one week after snakebite with digestive bleeding. Clinical examination found right hemiplegia and meningeal syndrome. Both patients presented hemorrhagic stroke on brain CT-scan but hemostasis assessment was normal. They received polyvalent antivenom and symptomatic treatment. The outcome was favorable for survival but with sequelae like tetraparesis for first patient and hemiparesis for second patient. Discussion -Entities:
Keywords: Bobo-Dioulasso; Burkina Faso; Clinics; Envenomation; Hemorrhagic stroke; Hospital; Sub-Saharan Africa; Viperidae
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35685837 PMCID: PMC9128486 DOI: 10.48327/MTSI.2022.131
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Trop Sante Int ISSN: 2778-2034
Figure 1Tomodensitométrie cérébrale montrant de multiples saignements intracrâniens au niveau occipital, cérébelleux et ventriculaire
Brain computed tomography showing multiple bleeds in occipital, cerebellar and ventricular regions
Figure 2Tomodensitométrie cérébrale montrant une plage hémorragique en fronto-pariétal gauche associée à une hémorragie méningée
Brain computed tomography showing bleeds in left fronto-parietal region and subarachnoid hemorrhage