A snakebite in Surinam: a case report
Trop geogr med
; 25: 187-9, 1973.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-2177
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SR3.1
Localização: SR3.1; DoSu 177
ABSTRACT
The consequences of a snakebite by Bothrops atrox L., in the interior of Surinam, are reported in detail. In Surinam a bite by a poisonous snake occurs seldomly rarely, because most poisonous snakes do not attack and only bite when they are disturbed. The mortality from such a snakebite is estimated at 30 per cent. In this case a Dutch scientist was bitten by a 47 cm long Bothrops atrox in the top of his left thumb. He received an injection of polyvalent antivenim near the bite, but this could not penetrate properly. Later on he got 3 more injections, all within 50 minutes after the bite. From the first day until the tenth day, all symptoms were recorded. On the eleventh day, everything returned to normal
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Assunto principal:
Mordeduras de Serpentes
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Bothrops
Limite:
Adulto
/
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Caribe Inglês
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Suriname
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Trop geogr med
Ano de publicação:
1973
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Artigo