First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil.
The first reported case of an accident with Bothriopsis taeniata in Brazil is described. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was bitten just above his right heel and presented a clinical condition compatible with mild Bothrops poisoning: local edema with hemorrhage at the bite site and pain, although without coagulopathy.
Torrez
Pasesa Q
PQ
Advanced Tropical Medicine Center, Santarém, Pará.
Duarte
Marcelo R
MR
França
Francisco O S
FO
Figueiredo
Ligia
L
Abati
Paulo
P
Campos
Luciana R
LR
Pardal
Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
PP
Quiroga
Mariana
M
Mascheretti
Melissa
M
Boulos
Marcos
M
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017837:Bothrops / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001938:Brazil; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms