Death caused by bothrops poisoning
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v42i1p61-65Keywords:
Snake Bites. Bothrops. Poisoning.Compartment Syndromes. Fasciotomy.Abstract
The Snakebite caused by Bothrops gender cause local events secondary to acute inflammatory action of the poison. The occurrence of death (about 0.6% of all cases occurred each year in Brazil) is rare, but certainly traumatic. The report of this case aims to draw attention to possible local and systemic complications (sepsis and renal failure) in this type of poisoning and emphasize the therapeutic and supportive measures that should be carried out in a timely fashion.
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2009-03-30
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Luciano PM, Silva GEB, Azevedo-Marques MM. Death caused by bothrops poisoning. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2009 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Jun. 1];42(1):61-5. Available from: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/204