Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report
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Resumo: | 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. |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case reportconsecutive bitesneurotoxicitycobrasnakebiteantivenomIn 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.Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP/UNESP)2008-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000400014Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases v.14 n.4 2008reponame:The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESP10.1590/S1678-91992008000400014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAmin,MRMamun,SMHChowdhury,NHRahman,MGhose,AAl Hasan,AFaiz,MAeng2008-12-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1678-91992008000400014Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/jvatitdPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||editorial@jvat.org.br1678-91991678-9180opendoar:2008-12-09T00:00The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report Amin,MR consecutive bites neurotoxicity cobra snakebite antivenom |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Consecutive bites on two persons by the same cobra: a case report |
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Amin,MR |
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Amin,MR Mamun,SMH Chowdhury,NH Rahman,M Ghose,A Al Hasan,A Faiz,MA |
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Mamun,SMH Chowdhury,NH Rahman,M Ghose,A Al Hasan,A Faiz,MA |
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Amin,MR Mamun,SMH Chowdhury,NH Rahman,M Ghose,A Al Hasan,A Faiz,MA |
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consecutive bites neurotoxicity cobra snakebite antivenom |
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consecutive bites neurotoxicity cobra snakebite antivenom |
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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. |
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Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP/UNESP) |
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