title: Envenomation in pregnancy by common krait (Bungarus caeruleus).
abstract: Snakebite in pregnant women is rarely reported in medical literature. It is almost non-existent to the best of our knowledge involving common krait (Bungarus caeruleus). The case reported here involved a 30 weeks pregnant young women from Rawalpindi (Pakistan), with myasthenia-like syndrome. The protocol employed in her treatment to cure her is outlined in this report. The lady recovered, however, there was premature fetal birth with fatal septicaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine1 / Pulmonology2, Military Hospital, Mall Road, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Haji Muhammad
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Aftab Alam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Military Hospital, Mall Road, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Syed Badshah
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hussain Zaidi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017838:Bungarus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D047928:Premature Birth; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins