Pulmonary embolism in the context of severe envenomation by a Moroccan viper;Embolie pulmonaire dans les suites d'une envenimation grave par une vipère marocaine

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 162-165

  Chani, M ^a   Abouzahir, A ^a   Larreche S ^b   Mion, G ^c  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL MOHAMMED V   (Morocco)

^b SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^c Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Consultation; Envenomation; Hemorrhage; Heparin; Maghreb; Morocco; Northern Africa; Pulmonary embolism; Snake; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKEBITE; VIPERIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 84865181387     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13149-012-0248-7     Document Type: Article

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