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- Title
CASE REPORT OF A CORAL SNAKE BITE (MICRURUS IBIBOBOCA) IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO, NORTHEAST BRAZIL.
- Authors
Soares Gouveia, Igor; Montenegro dos Santos, Sybelle; Nascimento de Oliveira, Camila; Monique da Silva Amaral, Jéssica; do Nascimento Barbosa, Vanessa; Rodrigues França, Frederico Gustavo
- Abstract
The Elapidae family comprises 35 snake species in Brazil, with Micrurus ibiboboca being widely distributed in the northeast of the country. Despite the high number of Micrurus species in Brazil, there are few cases of human envenomation in literature. This study describes a clinical report of envenomation due to the bite of M. ibiboboca in the State of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil, that took place in 2017. The patient presented symptoms of muscle paralysis and sweating. He was admitted to the intensive care unit. A total of 10 ampoules of anti-elapidic serum were administered. The patient complained of local pain that extended through the arm, paresthesia in the lower limbs, headache, and chest pain. Changes in the visual, respiratory, and neurological systems were not observed. This clinical case report on coral snake poisoning is useful for increasing the knowledge on the toxicological action of snake poison and its effect on injured individuals, thereby helping in the clinical evaluation and treatment.
- Subjects
BITES &; stings; ELAPIDAE; SNAKEBITE treatment; INTENSIVE care units; PARESTHESIA
- Publication
Arquivos de Ciências Veterinárias e Zoologia da Unipar, 2021, Vol 24, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1415-8167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25110/arqvet.v24i2cont.2021.8581