Hemorrhagic stroke following viper bites and delayed antivenom administration: three case reports from the Western Brazilian Amazon
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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52: e20190115, 2019. tab, graf
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Snakebites were included by the World Health Organization in their list of neglected diseases. In Latin America, most snakebites are caused by species of the Viperidae family, notably by the genus Bothrops. Bothrops atrox accounts for 90% of the cases of envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon. In this report, we present a series of three cases of snakebites that evolved with hemorrhagic stroke due to delays in the access to antivenom in the Brazilian Amazon, being fundamental for diagnosis to validate the clinical suspicion and make decisions that would improve the treatment and prognosis of the patients.
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Asunto principal:
Mordeduras de Serpientes
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
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Hemorragias Intracraneales
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Venenos de Crotálidos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado/BR
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