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First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil.
- Source :
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2009 May-Jun; Vol. 42 (3), pp. 342-4. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The first reported case of an accident with Bothriopsis taeniata in Brazil is described. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was bitten just above his right heel and presented a clinical condition compatible with mild Bothrops poisoning: local edema with hemorrhage at the bite site and pain, although without coagulopathy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1678-9849
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19684987
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822009000300020