Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
; 14(4): 725-737, 2008. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
In tropical countries like Bangladesh, persons are bitten by snakes every day and a considerable number of patients die en route to the hospital. An event of consecutive neurotoxic bites on two men by a single snake was observed in the Snake Bite Study Clinic (SBSC) of the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Two brothers, working in their semi-pucca restaurant, were successively bitten by the same cobra on their lower limbs. Within an hour, they were taken to the CMCH. Few minutes after admission, both developed symptoms of neurotoxicity ptosis, nasal voice, dysphagia, broken neck sign, etc. They received polyvalent antivenom (Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceuticals Company, India) and other auxiliary treatment immediately. Within few hours, neurotoxic features were completely absent. Later, the snake was captured in the restaurant kitchen and identified as monocellate cobra (Naja kauthia) by the SBSC. The elder brother developed significant antivenom reactions and both presented necrosis and ulceration at the bite sites. In these cases, immediate arrival to the hospital and early administration of antivenom resulted in successful recoveries.(AU)
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Main subject:
Snake Bites
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Antivenins
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Deglutition Disorders
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Elapidae
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Research Report
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Chittagong General Hospital/BD
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Chittagong Medical College Hospital/BD
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Comilla Medical College/BD
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Dhaka Medical College/BD
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Hathazari Upazilla Health Complex/BD
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Meghna Health Complex/BD
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Shahabuddin Medical College/BD