title: Envenomation by the neotropical colubrid Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896): a case report.
abstract: This is a case report of a Boiruna maculata snake bite in a child admitted to the Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The patient was bitten on the lower left limb, and exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation. She was treated with Bothrops antivenom and was discharged from the hospital five days later with marked improvement of envenomation.
authors.affiliation: Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: dos Santos-Costa
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Outeiral
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: D'Agostini
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Cappellari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017812:Colubridae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012910:Snake Venoms
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D012910:Snake Venoms