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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...
Autores principales: | Erulu, Valentine Eugene, Okumu, Mitchel Otieno, Ochola, Francis Okumu, Gikunju, Joseph Kangangi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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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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