title: [A rare toxicological emergency case: snakebite of the Saharan horned viper].
abstract: We report on the snakebite injury of a 27-year-old male patient by a Saharan horned viper in his left middle finger. General symptoms (thrombocytopenia, fibrinolysis and rhabdomyolysis) were leading and required observation at close intervals on intensive care unit and the application of a specific antiserum. At the finger a local necrectomy for the haemorrhagic necrosis was needed, followed by split-skin grafting for tissue coverage.
authors.affiliation: Bergmannsheil und Kinderklinik Buer gGmbH, Klinik für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Intensivstation für Schwerbrandverletzte, Schemerweg 4, Gelsenkirchen. dtalanow@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Talanow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D004630:Emergencies; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000601:surgery*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D017819:Viperidae
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D014757:Viper Venoms