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Triple bothropic envenomation in horses caused by a single snake
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Autores: Chiacchio,SB; Martins,GTB; Amorim,RM; Gonçalves,RC; Barraviera,B; Ferreira Junior,RS.
In the present study, snakebites caused by a single Bothrops pauloensis simultaneously affecting three male adult horses are described. Whereas the first two affected horses were six years old, the third was 16 years old; they weighed respectively 555, 550 and 500 kg. All horses presented swollen muzzles. The first animal received an initial antivenom dose of 19 vials and adjuvant medication, it was also subjected to tracheostomy due to the progression of acute respiratory failure. The second and third horses respectively received 15 vials of antivenom each, in addition to adjuvant medication. Due to continuous changes in blood coagulation observed during hospitalization, the first and the second horses received five more vials of antivenom, respectively,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Bothrops; Snakebite; Equine; Antivenom; Tracheostomy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000100016