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Envenomation by the neotropical colubrid Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896): a case report

2000; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 42; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0036-46652000000500008

ISSN

1678-9946

Autores

Maria Cristina dos Santos-Costa, Arlete Ballestrin Outeiral, Fernanda Maurer D’Agostini, Lize Helena Cappellari,

Tópico(s)

Insect and Pesticide Research

Resumo

This is a case report of a Boiruna maculata snake bite in a child admitted to the Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The patient was bitten on the lower left limb, and exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation. She was treated with Bothrops antivenom and was discharged from the hospital five days later with marked improvement of envenomation.

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