Revered but Poorly Understood: A Case Report of Dendroaspis polylepis (Black Mamba) Envenomation in Watamu, Malindi Kenya, and a Review of the Literature

The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) ranks consistently as one of the most revered snakes in sub-Saharan Africa. It has potent neurotoxic venom, and envenomation results in rapid onset and severe clinical manifestations. This report describes the clinical course and reversal of effects of black m...

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Autores principales: Erulu, Valentine Eugene, Okumu, Mitchel Otieno, Ochola, Francis Okumu, Gikunju, Joseph Kangangi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6161185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30274500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030104

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6161185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30274500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3030104

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