Lance-headed viper (Bothrops moojeni) bite wounding the eye
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
35(4): 381-383, Jul.-Aug. 1993.
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in English
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RESUMO
A 5-year-old girl was bitten in her left eye by a lance-headed viper identified as Bothrops moojeni, measuring 115 cm of length. There was severe facial swelling and left exophthalmus, and enucleation of the eye was necessary. The patient apparently had mild systemic envenoming, but local inflammatory signs and histological evidence of necrosis suggest that both the mechanical trauma and the local action of the venom had a role in the genesis of the eye lesion. It is arguable if the loss of the eye could be prevented even if the antivenom was administered earlier.
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Main subject:
Snake Bites
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Eye Injuries, Penetrating
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Bothrops
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia/BR
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