An unusual localization of snakebite treated without antivenin: Case report

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-119

  Satar, Salim ^a   Karcioglu, Ozgur ^b   Sebe, Ahmet ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antivenin; Antivenom; Envenomation; Snake; Snakebite; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; INFUSION FLUID; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TETANUS TOXOID; TETANUS ANTIBODY; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FACE EDEMA; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SNAKEBITE; TETANUS; URINALYSIS; WOUND CARE; EDEMA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVENINS; EDEMA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; SNAKE BITES; TETANUS ANTITOXIN;

EID: 16244386546     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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