[Centipede bite in a woman with heterozygotous sickle cell disease].
Although centipede bits can cause severe symptoms, they are seldom reported since outcome is generally favorable. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of centipede envenomation causing severe and prolonged symptoms in a woman with sickle cell trait.
Rouvin
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Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation-Urgences, Hôpital Principal, Dakar, Sénégal. bfyr@free.fr
Seck
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M
N'diaye
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Diatta
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B
Saissy
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D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*