Citation

Sako FB, Sow MS, Bangoura EF, Guilavogui F. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. 2011; 104(5): 329-330.

Vernacular Title

A propos d'un cas d'envenimation par double morsure d'un serpent a venin

Affiliation

Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales de l'hôpital national Donka, Conakry, Guinée, sakofb@yahoo.fr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Societe de Pathologie Exotique)

DOI

10.1007/s13149-011-0159-z

PMID

21975958

Abstract

Poisoning by snake bites remains an important cause of death in developing countries and in Africa in particular. Positive diagnosis is mostly easy because of the interrogation of the family and the local reactions that occur in the bite area. However, it is easy to know the type of the snake because the description by the victim is often unclear. We report a case of poisoning due to double bite by an unidentified snake that led to a clinical picture dominated by neurological and respiratory signs, suggestive of a neurotoxin poisoning in a young man living in rural area. Despite the delay in the management due to the ritual traditional treatment, the symptoms improved after the administration of polyvalent anti-venom. This observation raises the delicate problem of identification of snakes from the clinical symptomatology observed, considering their variety.

Language: fr