title: Compartment syndrome in the hand following an adder bite.
abstract: This paper reports a case of an adder bite to the hand and discusses the literature on adder bites.
authors.affiliation: Welsh Regional Unit for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. sarahtucker@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Josty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*; D017819:Viperidae