Dysphonia, an uncommon symptom of systemic neurotoxic envenomation by Vipera aspis bite. Report of two cases

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 697-701

  Beer, Eugenio ^a   Putorti, Francesco ^b  

^a Ospedale Civile ^*  (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIPER VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHONIA; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; SYMPTOM; VOICE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXINS; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS; VOICE DISORDERS;

VIPER; VIPERA ASPIS; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0031841755     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00168-2     Document Type: Article

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