Citation

Bures E, Mâlin F, Fournier E, Capillon M, Robert R. Rev. Med. Interne 1993; 14(3): 174-176.

Vernacular Title

Un cas mortel de morsure de vipere chez un adulte en France.

Affiliation

Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHRU, Poitiers.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8378639

Abstract

Vipera bites in France are supposed to be benign. We report here, the case of a snake bite with fatal outcome due to hypoxemia and shock, occurring in a young woman without previous disease. This case could lead to reevaluate the indication of antivenomous serotherapy in the severe envenomations. However the tolerance of the new serums has to the confirmed.

Language: fr