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Provedor de dados: | 80
País: | Brazil
Título: | Immediate radical fang mark ablation may allow treatment of japanese viper bite without antivenom
Autores: | Fujioka,M; Oka,K; Kitamura,R; Yakabe,A; Ito,M.
Data: | 2009-01-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Ablation; Viper bite; Antivenom; Fang mark; Envenomation.
Resumo: | Administration of antivenom is currently the standard treatment for snake envenomation. However, it can sometimes cause anaphylactic reactions including urticaria, bronchospasm and hypotension. Furthermore, it may also provoke life-threatening complications, even though the mortality rate is less than 1%. In this study, we present a new treatment - immediate radical fang mark ablation - that was successfully performed on five victims of Japanese viper bites without antivenom use. In these five victims of venomous snakebites, surgical debridement was immediately performed. Two patients received a free-skin graft to resurface their wounds while three of them healed conservatively (i.e. by ointment treatment without surgery). After treatment, all patients could return to work. Immediate radical ablation is a recommended procedure that can reduce the amount of venom in tissues, which consequently decreases inflammatory reactions and reduces the necessity for antivenom.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000100016
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1590/S1678-91992009000100016
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.15 n.1 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess