| Autor: |
Pardal PP; Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil. pepardal@ufpa.br, Pardal JS, Gadelha MA, Rodrigues Lda S, Feitosa DT, Prudente AL, Fan HW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo [Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo] 2010 Nov-Dec; Vol. 52 (6), pp. 333-7. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0036-46652010000600009 |
| Abstrakt: |
Two cases of proven coral snake bites were reported in Belém, Pará State, Brazil. The first case was a severe one caused by Micrurus surinamensis. The patient required mechanical ventilation due to acute respiratory failure. The second case showed just mild signs of envenomation caused by Micrurus filiformis. Both patients received specific Micrurus antivenom and were discharged without further complications. Coral snake bites are scarcely reported in the Amazon region and there is a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, varying from extremely mild to those which may rapidly lead to death if the patient is not treated as soon as possible. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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