Poisoning due to Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) attended at Restauração Hospital in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil: case report.
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.
Correia
Juliana Mendes
JM
Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE.
Santana Neto
Pedro de Lima
Pde L
Pinho
Milena Sardou Sabino
MS
Silva
José Afrânio da
JA
Amorim
Maria Lucineide Porto
ML
Escobar
José Arturo Costa
JA
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
D000997:Antivenins; D012910:Snake Venoms