Snakes of medical significance in India: The first reported case of envenoming by the levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetina)

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Sharma, Lekh R ^a   Lal, Vivek ^a   Simpson, Ian D ^b,c  

^a Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^b Tamil Nadu Snakebite Taskforce   (India)

^c Kooran House   (India)

Author keywords

Anti snake venom; Antivenom; Developing world; Levantine viper; Macrovipera lebetina; Snake envenomation; Snakebite; Snakes of medical significance

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROMETHAZINE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; LEVANTINE VIPER; MACROVIPERA LEBETINA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NECROSIS; PAIN; PUPIL REFLEX; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 55849112696     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-CR-175.1     Document Type: Article

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