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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1993-08-01
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| 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 |