Citation

Correia JM, Santana Neto Pde L, Pinho MS, Silva JA, Amorim ML, Escobar JA. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 2010; 43(3): 336-338.

Affiliation

Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20563508

Abstract

Few papers have been published on snake bites caused by Philodryas olfersii. We report here the first case identified at the Centro de Assistência Toxicológica do Hospital da Restauração, Recife, State of Pernambuco. This case was described based on medical protocols, interviewing the patient and identifying the animal that caused the bite. The patient presented pain, heat, erythema, edema and ecchymosis, without other laboratory abnormalities or coagulation disorders. The treatment consisted of administration of eight ampoules of antibothropic serum, and post-administration allergenic reactions were observed. The importance of bites by opistoglyph snakes needs to be reconsidered in research and at specialized treatment centers.

Language: en