Hemorrhagic stroke in children caused by Bothrops marajoensis envenoming: a case report

Abstract According to the World Health Organization, snakebites are considered neglected diseases. Bothrops, the genus most frequently implicated in envenomations in Brazil, includes the species B. marajoensis Hoge, 1966, part of the complex B. atrox, which is found in the savannas of Marajó Island,...

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Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal, Augusto Cezar Jennings da Silva Pinheiro, Cristiane Tarcis Cunha Silva, Paulo Roberto Silva Garcez Santosand, Maria Apolônia da Costa Gadelha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2015
Subjects:
Hemorrhagic stroke Sequel
Bothrops marajoensis
Marajó Island
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Hoge
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40409-015-0052-5
https://doaj.org/article/1c9830df208c479a94221cf35506671d
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Summary:Abstract According to the World Health Organization, snakebites are considered neglected diseases. Bothrops, the genus most frequently implicated in envenomations in Brazil, includes the species B. marajoensis Hoge, 1966, part of the complex B. atrox, which is found in the savannas of Marajó Island, Pará state, Brazil, a region that presents scarce epidemiological data. This work reports the first case of hemorrhagic stroke in a child, attributed to delayed medical care after snakebite envenoming by Bothrops marajoensis in Anajás city, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil, which led to permanent hemiplegia as a sequela.

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