First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil Primeiro registro de acidente pela jararaca estrela (Bothriopsis taeniata) no Brasil

First report of an accident with the speckled forest pit viper (Bothriopsis taeniata) in Brazil Primeiro registro de acidente pela jararaca estrela (Bothriopsis taeniata) no Brasil

The first reported case of an accident with Bothriopsis taeniata in Brazil is described. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was bitten just above his right heel and presented a clinical condition compatible with mild Bothrops poisoning: local edema with hemorrhage at the bite site and pain, although wit...

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Main Authors: Pasesa Q. Torrez, Marcelo R. Duarte, Francisco O.S. França, Ligia Figueiredo, Paulo Abati, Luciana R. Campos, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal, Mariana Quiroga, Melissa Mascheretti, Marcos Boulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Bothriopsis taeniata
Acidente botrópico
Amazônia
Bothrops accident
Amazon region
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