Snakebite in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso: illustration of realities and challenges for care based on a clinical case
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
;
18(4): 483-485, 2012.
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
We report herein the case of 19-year-old female farmer who suffered a double snakebite on the right foot. After an unsuccessful traditional treatment, she consulted a health center, 48 hours after the bite. Upon arrival at the hospital, she showed signs of severe damage, including hemorrhagic syndrome, extensive gangrene of the bitten limb and severe acute renal failure. Due to financial constraints, neither antivenom nor the scheduled amputation was performed. After 35 days of hospitalization, she returned home, against the advice of medical personnel. Our case summarizes the daily challenges of patients and practitioners that suffer snakebite envenomation in Bobo-Dioulasso, western Burkina Faso.(AU)
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Asunto principal:
Pacientes
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Mordeduras de Serpientes
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Mordeduras y Picaduras
/
Antivenenos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Sourô Sanou de Bobo-Dioulasso Teaching Hospital Center/BF
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