Citation

Silva FS, Ibiapina HNS, Neves JCF, Coelho KF, Barbosa FBA, Lacerda MVG, Sachett JAG, Malheiro A, Monteiro WM, Costa AG. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 2021; 54: e03742020.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical)

DOI

10.1590/0037-8682-0374-2020

PMID

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications.

METHODS: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC) in patients with Bothrops snakebite in the Amazonas state, Brazil.

RESULTS: Snakebites that were classified as severe and affected female patients with comorbidities presented greater risks of developing STCs. In addition, hospitalizations of patients with STC exceeded 5 days.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics can prove essential for assessing the evolution of STC and clinical prognosis of patients with Bothrops snakebites.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Risk Factors; Animals; *Bothrops; *Crotalid Venoms; *Snake Bites/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology; Antivenins; Brazil/epidemiology; Snakes