Envenomation by the neotropical colubrid Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896): a case report Envenenamento por Colubrídeo Neotropical Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896): registro de um caso

This is a case report of a Boiruna maculata snake bite in a child admitted to the Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The patient was bitten on the lower left limb, and exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation. She was treated with Bothrop...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Maria Cristina dos SANTOS-COSTA, Arlete Ballestrin OUTEIRAL, Fernanda Maurer D'AGOSTINI, Lize Helena CAPPELLARI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2000
Subjects:
Boiruna maculata
Human envenomation
Snake bites
Symptoms
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Alta
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000500008
https://doaj.org/article/2af293e6f6c9470dbd1db3f46bd9f8f5
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Summary:This is a case report of a Boiruna maculata snake bite in a child admitted to the Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The patient was bitten on the lower left limb, and exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation. She was treated with Bothrops antivenom and was discharged from the hospital five days later with marked improvement of envenomation. Este trabalho relata o envenenamento por serpente do gênero Boiruna maculata em criança admitida e posteriormente hospitalizada no Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. A paciente foi mordida no membro inferior esquerdo e apresentou sinais de envenenamento local pronunciado, foi tratada como acidente botrópico e permaneceu no hospital por cinco dias, recebendo alta após melhora.

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