Envenomation by neotropical opistoglyphous colubrid Thamnodynastes cf. pallidus Linné, 1758 (serpentes:colubridae) in Venezuela

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 287-290

  Diaz, Fresnel ^a   Navarrete, Luis F ^b   Pefaur, Jaime ^a   Rodriguez Acosta, Alexis ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Envenomation; Opisthoglyphous; Rear fanged; Thamnodynastes pallidus; Venom

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PARACETAMOL; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SNAKEBITE; VENEZUELA; WOUND CARE; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SNAKE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 8344242973     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000500011     Document Type: Article

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