'A life threatening scratch on little toe' - at most clinical suspicion the essential key in management of snake bite
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
; (12): 163-165, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Snake bites are one among the under reported clinical emergencies from tropical countries. There are variations in clinical presentation of snake bites and its toxic features differ with the species and type of bite. There are lots of controversies in the treatment guidelines which often makes it difficult to manage. We report the case of a severe hemotoxic snake bite who presented to the outpatient service of our hospital with a trivial foot injury. Even though snakebites are familiar clinical situations for an emergency physician from tropics, we report this case as most are under reported. We also intend to emphasize the excellent outcome of appropriately diagnosed and treated cases of snake bite.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Snake Bites
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Snake Venoms
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Blood
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Blood Coagulation
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Antivenins
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Viperidae
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Toxicity
Type of study:
Guideline
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Year:
2012
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Article