title: Python bite: an unusual cause of hand injury.
abstract: We report a patient that sustained a severe hand injury following a python bite. Python bite injuries are rare and we were unable to find guidelines in literature regarding the management of this injury. This report details our experience in managing this case and summarizes the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074 Singapore.
authors.forename: Ryan Siqi
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Yak
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074 Singapore.
authors.forename: Anna Carin
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lundin
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074 Singapore.
authors.forename: Yeong Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074 Singapore.
authors.forename: Sandeep Jacob
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sebastin
keywords: Hand injury; Oral flora; Python bite; Snakebite