The antivenom efficacy against a viper bite without medical treatment for 3 days: a case report.

ABSTRACT

Snakebites can be deadly, depending on the course of extremely serious hemorrhagic complications in the absence of antivenom, which remains the only specific and effective treatment, if it is introduced in time. We report the case of a young patient of 18 years, bitten by a snake and receiving only tradition care until admission to intensive care 3 days later, with advanced bleeding and inflammation; four vials of FAV-Africa antivenom were administered and resulted in dramatic improvement in his condition. This result confirms the empirical concept that delay in management should under no circumstances exclude the administration of antivenom.