First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil Primeiro registro de acidente pela jararaca estrela (Bothriopsis taeniata) no Brasil

The first reported case of an accident with Bothriopsis taeniata in Brazil is described. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was bitten just above his right heel and presented a clinical condition compatible with mild Bothrops poisoning: local edema with hemorrhage at the bite site and pain, although wit...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Pasesa Q. Torrez, Marcelo R. Duarte, Francisco O.S. França, Ligia Figueiredo, Paulo Abati, Luciana R. Campos, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal, Mariana Quiroga, Melissa Mascheretti, Marcos Boulos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009
Subjects:
Bothriopsis taeniata
Acidente botrópico
Amazônia
Bothrops accident
Amazon region
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822009000300020
https://doaj.org/article/474049decc5649fa92ab541a43e55ed4
Description
Summary:The first reported case of an accident with Bothriopsis taeniata in Brazil is described. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was bitten just above his right heel and presented a clinical condition compatible with mild Bothrops poisoning: local edema with hemorrhage at the bite site and pain, although without coagulopathy. Relatamos o primeiro caso de acidente por Bothriopsis taeniata no Brasil. A vítima, trabalhador rural com 43 anos de idade, foi picada pouco acima do calcanhar direito, apresentando quadro clínico compatível por envenenamento botrópico leve: discreto edema com hemorragia no local da picada e dor, embora com ausência de coagulopatia.

Similar Items