Citation

Habib AG, Abubakar SB, Abubakar IS, Larnyang S, Durfa N, Nasidi A, Yusuf PO, Garnvwa J, Theakston RDG, Salako L, Warrell DA. Trop. Med. Int. Health 2008; 13(9): 1172-1175.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Bayero University Kano, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. abdulrazaq_habib@yahoo.co.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02122.x

PMID

18631310

PMCID

PMC2857546

Abstract

The report describes successful management of 10 women in 2nd and 3rd pregnancy trimesters with EchiTab IgG antivenom after carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) envenoming. All women survived but foetal loss in a victim with delayed presentation and a case of mild hypersensitivity reaction were recorded. Excellent outcomes can be achieved in rural and semi-nomadic populations without specialized care and immediate access and provision of effective antivenoms is paramount in curtailing snakebite maternal morbidity, mortality and foetal loss.

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