Lance-headed viper (Bothrops moojeni) bite wounding the eye Acidente botrópico (Bothrops moojeni) com ferimento ocular

A 5-year-old girl was bitten in her left eye by a lance-headed viper identified as Bothrops moojeni, measuring 115 cm of length. There was severe facial swelling and left exophthalmus, and enucleation of the eye was necessary. The patient apparently had mild systemic envenoming, but local inflammato...

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Main Authors: Érico Otaviano Brandão, Helder Castro de Bastos, Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka, Paulo Vitor Portella Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1993-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000400014