Recovery of severe envenomation with delayed antivenom administration

Up to our knowledge we are reporting the first case of delayed administration of antivenom followed by full recovery; a 25 year old male patient who was referred as disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] along with acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]. Severe envenomation with snake bite was highly suspected and antivenom was administered five days post envenomation, recovery achieved after second dose which was given six hours after first dose