TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Case report: snake venom ophthalmia caused by cobra exposure: a report of 26 cases
JO  - American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
A1  - Zhang, Zehan
A1  - Yang, Jieyi
A1  - Fang, Jing
A1  - Zhang, Jiasheng
A1  - Zeng, Liangbo
A1  - Li, Jianjing
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We report 26 cases of eye injuries resulting from cobra venom sprayed by Naja atra. This accounts for 14.5% of patients (26/173) treated for cobra injuries who presented to the emergency department of a snakebite treatment center in Guangzhou, South China. Pain, blurred vision, lacrimation, photophobia, and foreign body sensation were the most common symptoms, found in 24 patients. Ophthalmic examination revealed eyelid swelling and conjunctival congestion. Eye slit lamp examination showed obvious punctate corneal epithelial defects in four patients. Five patients received an intravenous infusion of antivenom. All patients' eyes were rinsed completely with normal saline after their arrival at the hospital. Prophylactic topical antibiotics were given to all patients. All eyes were cured without long-term sequelae.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0374
ID  - ref1
ER  -