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Snakebites in Turkey: epidemiological and clinical aspects between the years 1995 and 2004
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Cesaretli,Y; Ozkan,O.
The venom of poisonous snakes comprises a complex mixture of several proteins with other less significant constituents, resulting in principles capable of changing viable tissues. The hemotoxic factor is the main responsible for necrosis and tissue sloughing. Envenomations are common in rural areas of Turkey caused by snake species that present hepatotoxic venom, which causes local swelling, ecchymosis and alterations in blood profile. The epidemiological and clinical findings of snake envenomations in Turkey were evaluated based on data recorded by the National Poison Information Center (NPIC) between 1995 and 2004, in a total of 550 snakebite cases. The month of peak incidence was June (24.3%) while most incidents occurred in Marmara, Central Anatolia...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Snakebite; Envenomation; Clinical features; Epidemiology; Turkey.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000400007