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 Medjournal_title
Wilderness & environmental medicineauthors
Lifshitz M,Phillip M,Bernstein T,Sofer Sdoi
10.1580/1080-6032(1995)006[0269:sbbcvi]2.3.co;2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-08-01 00:00:00pages
269-72issue
3eissn
1080-6032issn
1545-1534pii
S1080-6032(95)71063-8journal_volume
6pub_type
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更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1580/1080-6032(2004)15[198:uotgbb]2.0.co;2
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1580/06-WEME-BR-041R.1
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.004
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wem.2017.10.003
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1580/06-weme-or-013r.1
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wem.2010.06.007
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00