Envenoming by the viperid snake Eristicophis macmahonii.
Little is known about the effects of bites by the rare viperid snake Eristicophis macmahonii. A 31-year-old Belgian man, who keeps these animals as a hobby, was bitten on a finger by one of his pets while trying to give it some medicine. The patient developed syncope, followed by a sudden extensive skin rash and massive edema of the arm. He recovered completely, except for a small area of limited tissue necrosis on the bitten finger.
den Enden Erwin
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Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, Antwerp, Belgium. evdenden@itg.be
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology*; D001530:Belgium; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000473:pathology*; D013575:Syncope / Q000139:chemically induced; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D017819:Viperidae
D014757:Viper Venoms