Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 341-342

  Rodriguez Acosta, Alexis ^b   Gassette, Julio ^a   Gonzalez, Alberto ^a   Ghisoli, Mauricio ^a  

^a Physicians from Capaya Health Center   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Envenomation; Neonate; Scolopendra gigantea; Venom

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; ARTHROPODS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0034328251     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652000000600007     Document Type: Article

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