Envenomation by Bothrops atrox in a traveler to Manaus, Brazil

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 194-196

  Larréché, Sébastien ^a   Imbert, Patrick ^a   Mornand, Pierre ^a   Andriamanantena, Dina ^a   Mion, Georges ^b   Rapp, Christophe ^a  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Brazil; Envenomation; First aid; Snakebite

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLISTER; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS ATROX; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIZZINESS; DYSESTHESIA; ECCHYMOSIS; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SNAKEBITE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAVEL;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANKLE INJURIES; BOTHROPS; BRAZIL; CROTALID VENOMS; HUMANS; MALE; SNAKE BITES; TRAVEL;

EID: 84878580619     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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