title: [Hand injuries caused by snake bites. Apropos of 9 cases treated in a West African regional hospital].
abstract: The author reports 9 cases of snake bite hand injuries in a regional hospital in the ivory coast. This study presents a number of particular points: patients often consult quite late; the precarious hygiene induces microbia contamination; patients often have a very poor conception of their body schema, which sometimes creates problems of understanding during reeducation. Treatment consists of emergency debridement under antibiotic cover of Iselin's "emergency with delayed surgery". The good blood supply of the hand allows satisfactory functional results.
authors.affiliation: Services Chirurgicaux, CHR, Korhogo (Côte d'Ivoire).
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ribault
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Les plaies de la main par morsure de serpent. A propos de neuf cas traités dans un centre hospitalier régional africain de l'Ouest.