South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case.
The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.
Centro de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil. snishioka@triang.com.br
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Nishioka
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Jorge
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Silveira
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Ribeiro
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017839:Crotalus; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D013020:South America; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology