Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom
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Título da fonte: | The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online) |
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Resumo: | Administration of antivenom is currently the standard treatment for snake envenomation. However, it can sometimes cause anaphylactic reactions including urticaria, bronchospasm and hypotension. Furthermore, it may also provoke life-threatening complications, even though the mortality rate is less than 1%. In this study, we present a new treatment - immediate radical fang mark ablation - that was successfully performed on five victims of Japanese viper bites without antivenom use. In these five victims of venomous snakebites, surgical debridement was immediately performed. Two patients received a free-skin graft to resurface their wounds while three of them healed conservatively (i.e. by ointment treatment without surgery). After treatment, all patients could return to work. Immediate radical ablation is a recommended procedure that can reduce the amount of venom in tissues, which consequently decreases inflammatory reactions and reduces the necessity for antivenom. |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenomablationviper biteantivenomfang markenvenomationAdministration of antivenom is currently the standard treatment for snake envenomation. However, it can sometimes cause anaphylactic reactions including urticaria, bronchospasm and hypotension. Furthermore, it may also provoke life-threatening complications, even though the mortality rate is less than 1%. In this study, we present a new treatment - immediate radical fang mark ablation - that was successfully performed on five victims of Japanese viper bites without antivenom use. In these five victims of venomous snakebites, surgical debridement was immediately performed. Two patients received a free-skin graft to resurface their wounds while three of them healed conservatively (i.e. by ointment treatment without surgery). After treatment, all patients could return to work. Immediate radical ablation is a recommended procedure that can reduce the amount of venom in tissues, which consequently decreases inflammatory reactions and reduces the necessity for antivenom.Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP/UNESP)2009-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000100016Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases v.15 n.1 2009reponame:The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESP10.1590/S1678-91992009000100016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFujioka,MOka,KKitamura,RYakabe,AIto,Meng2009-03-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1678-91992009000100016Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/jvatitdPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||editorial@jvat.org.br1678-91991678-9180opendoar:2009-03-16T00:00The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom Fujioka,M ablation viper bite antivenom fang mark envenomation |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
title_full |
Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
title_fullStr |
Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
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Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom |
author |
Fujioka,M |
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Fujioka,M Oka,K Kitamura,R Yakabe,A Ito,M |
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Oka,K Kitamura,R Yakabe,A Ito,M |
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Fujioka,M Oka,K Kitamura,R Yakabe,A Ito,M |
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ablation viper bite antivenom fang mark envenomation |
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ablation viper bite antivenom fang mark envenomation |
description |
Administration of antivenom is currently the standard treatment for snake envenomation. However, it can sometimes cause anaphylactic reactions including urticaria, bronchospasm and hypotension. Furthermore, it may also provoke life-threatening complications, even though the mortality rate is less than 1%. In this study, we present a new treatment - immediate radical fang mark ablation - that was successfully performed on five victims of Japanese viper bites without antivenom use. In these five victims of venomous snakebites, surgical debridement was immediately performed. Two patients received a free-skin graft to resurface their wounds while three of them healed conservatively (i.e. by ointment treatment without surgery). After treatment, all patients could return to work. Immediate radical ablation is a recommended procedure that can reduce the amount of venom in tissues, which consequently decreases inflammatory reactions and reduces the necessity for antivenom. |
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2009 |
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Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP/UNESP) |
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Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP/UNESP) |
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