Snake-bite?
Authors:
M. Kolská; L. Hejcmanová; J. Lebl
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika dětí a dorostu 3. LF UK, FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha
Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2000; (5): 317-319.
Category:
Overview
An 8 1/2 year-old girl was in summer after jumping in grass bitten by an unknown animal in the interdigitalspace of the foot. In the first hours after this accident, severe local haemorrhagical signs and systemic reactiondeveloped. The signs were reminiscent of the clinical course following a viper bite. Although the risk of viper biteis commonly well known by the lay public, the clinical picture, current possibilities and indications of therapy maybe of interest even to experienced physicians.
Key words:
viper bite, clinical signs of viper bite, therapy of viper bite
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Neonatology Paediatrics General practitioner for children and adolescentsArticle was published in
Czech-Slovak Pediatrics
2000 Issue 5
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