Snake bite by Cerastes vipera in children: report of two cases.

Abstract:

:Two children, ages 2 and 4 years, envenomed by the snake Cerastes vipera are presented. Both children suffered from local pain and swelling of the hand that spread up to the shoulder in the 2-year-old and up to the elbow in the 4-year-old. A hemorrhagic blister was noted on the bitten finger in the younger patient. Urinary retention, tachycardia, and a slight prolongation of prothrombin time was noted in the 2-year-old, whereas hypertension and fever were observed in the 4-year-old. In both cases, the swelling receded gradually and the patients were discharged from the hospital after several days without any complications and in a good condition.

journal_name

Wilderness Environ Med

authors

Lifshitz M,Phillip M,Bernstein T,Sofer S

doi

10.1580/1080-6032(1995)006[0269:sbbcvi]2.3.co;2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-08-01 00:00:00

pages

269-72

issue

3

eissn

1080-6032

issn

1545-1534

pii

S1080-6032(95)71063-8

journal_volume

6

pub_type

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