Poisoning due to Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) attended at Restauração Hospital in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil: case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Escobar, José Arturo Costa¹  Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife¹  Amorim, Maria Lucineide Porto¹  Silva, José Afrânio da¹  Santana Neto, Pedro de Lima¹  Center of Toxicological Assistance, Recife¹  Correia, Juliana Mendes¹  Pinho, Milena Sardou Sabino¹ 

关键词: Snake bite;    Toxinology;    Colubridae;    Philodryas olfersii;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822010000300025

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Few papers have been published on snake bites caused by Philodryas olfersii. We report here the first case identified at the Centro de Assistência Toxicológica do Hospital da Restauração, Recife, State of Pernambuco. This case was described based on medical protocols, interviewing the patient and identifying the animal that caused the bite. The patient presented pain, heat, erythema, edema and ecchymosis, without other laboratory abnormalities or coagulation disorders. The treatment consisted of administration of eight ampoules of antibothropic serum, and post-administration allergenic reactions were observed. The importance of bites by opistoglyph snakes needs to be reconsidered in research and at specialized treatment centers.

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