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

• 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

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.