Ophthalmic exposure to crotalid venom.
Crotalid venom exposure to the eye is uncommon. A 40-year-old woman sustained an accidental mucus membrane exposure of rattlesnake venom to her face and right eye. She was successfully treated with irrigation, topical antibiotics, and intravenous crotalid antivenin.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30909, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D011112:Polymyxin B