title: First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Tropical Medicine Center, Santarém, Pará.
authors.forename: Pasesa Q
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Torrez
authors.forename: Marcelo R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Francisco O S
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abati
authors.forename: Luciana R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pardal
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascheretti
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boulos
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms