Fatal Boomslang bite in the Northern Cape

INTRODUCTION: The authors describe an atypical presentation after a Boomslang bite with rapid progression of symptoms and death. CASE REPORT: A young gentleman was bitten and rapidly decompensated before monovalent antivenom could be administered, with fatal results. CONCLUSION: This case highlights...

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Autores principales: Krüger, Hendrik Johannes, Lemke, Franz Gustav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30873353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2018.12.006
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description INTRODUCTION: The authors describe an atypical presentation after a Boomslang bite with rapid progression of symptoms and death. CASE REPORT: A young gentleman was bitten and rapidly decompensated before monovalent antivenom could be administered, with fatal results. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the importance of having monovalent Boomslang antivenom rapidly available in all referral centres that may be involved in the management of Boomslang bite victims.
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spelling pubmed-63999922019-03-14 Fatal Boomslang bite in the Northern Cape Krüger, Hendrik Johannes Lemke, Franz Gustav Afr J Emerg Med Case report INTRODUCTION: The authors describe an atypical presentation after a Boomslang bite with rapid progression of symptoms and death. CASE REPORT: A young gentleman was bitten and rapidly decompensated before monovalent antivenom could be administered, with fatal results. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the importance of having monovalent Boomslang antivenom rapidly available in all referral centres that may be involved in the management of Boomslang bite victims. African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2019-03 2019-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6399992/ /pubmed/30873353 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2018.12.006 Text en 2019 African Federation for Emergency Medicine. Publishing services provided by Elsevier. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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