South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Sérgio De A. Nishioka¹  Miguel T. Jorge¹  Paulo Vitor P. Silveira¹  Lindioneza A. Ribeiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Centro de Ciências Biomédicas Uberlândia,Brazil

关键词: Crotalus durissus;    Rattlesnake;    Snake bite;    Soft-tissue infection;    Cascavel;    Crotalus durissus;    Infecção de partes moles;    Picada de cobra;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822000000400011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.

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