Envenomation by the Mexican beaded lizard: A case report

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-244

  Cantrell, F Lee ^a,b,c  

^a California Poison Control System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FAMOTIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULTAMICILLIN; VENOM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BITE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIZARD; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; X RAY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EDEMA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; LIZARDS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOMS;

GILA; HELODERMA HORRIDUM; HELODERMA SP.; HELODERMA SUSPECTUM; HELODERMATIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0038661142     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120021105     Document Type: Article

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