Snake venom poisoning in Greece. Experiences with 147 cases

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-27

  Frangides, Christos Y ^a   Koulouras, Vasilios ^a   Kouni, Sophia N ^b   Tzortzatos, Gerasimos V ^a   Nikolaou, Athanasios ^a   Pneumaticos, John ^a   Pierrakeas, Christos ^a   Niarchos, Constantinos ^a   Kounis, Nicholas G ^b   Koutsojannis, Constantinos M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

European snakes; Kounis syndrome; Rhabdomyolysis; Snake venom; Vipera ammodytes poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SEDATIVE AGENT; SNAKE VENOM; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLISTER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; ECCHYMOSIS; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FINGER AMPUTATION; GREECE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BLEEDING; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SWELLING; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIPERA AMMDYTES;

EID: 29344439625     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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