title: Poisoning due to Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) attended at Restauração Hospital in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil: case report.
abstract: Few papers have been published on snake bites caused by Philodryas olfersii. We report here the first case identified at the Centro de Assistência Toxicológica do Hospital da Restauração, Recife, State of Pernambuco. This case was described based on medical protocols, interviewing the patient and identifying the animal that caused the bite. The patient presented pain, heat, erythema, edema and ecchymosis, without other laboratory abnormalities or coagulation disorders. The treatment consisted of administration of eight ampoules of antibothropic serum, and post-administration allergenic reactions were observed. The importance of bites by opistoglyph snakes needs to be reconsidered in research and at specialized treatment centers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE.
authors.forename: Juliana Mendes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Pedro de Lima
authors.initials: Pde L
authors.lastname: Santana Neto
authors.forename: Milena Sardou Sabino
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: José Afrânio da
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria Lucineide Porto
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: José Arturo Costa
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Escobar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001938:Brazil; D017812:Colubridae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D012910:Snake Venoms