Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Abstract INTRODUCTION: In this study, we examined the clinical manifestations, laboratory evidence, and the circumstances of snakebites caused by non-venomous snakes, which were treated at the Regional Hospital of Juruá in Cruzeiro do Sul. METHODS: Data were collected through patient interviews, i...
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| author | Ageane Mota da Silva Viviane Kici da Graça Mendes Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Paulo Sérgio Bernarde |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION: In this study, we examined the clinical manifestations, laboratory evidence, and the circumstances of snakebites caused by non-venomous snakes, which were treated at the Regional Hospital of Juruá in Cruzeiro do Sul. METHODS: Data were collected through patient interviews, identification of the species that were taken to the hospital, and the clinical manifestations. RESULTS: Eight confirmed and four probable cases of non-venomous snakebites were recorded. CONCLUSIONS: The symptoms produced by the snakes Helicops angulatus and Philodryas viridissima, combined with their coloration can be confused with venomous snakes (Bothrops atrox and Bothrops bilineatus), thus resulting in incorrect bothropic snakebite diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dca6b655facc467796f5f07bf32549bc2022-12-22T00:33:05ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984952010.1590/0037-8682-0120-2019S0037-86822019000100661Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian AmazonAgeane Mota da SilvaViviane Kici da Graça MendesWuelton Marcelo MonteiroPaulo Sérgio BernardeAbstract INTRODUCTION: In this study, we examined the clinical manifestations, laboratory evidence, and the circumstances of snakebites caused by non-venomous snakes, which were treated at the Regional Hospital of Juruá in Cruzeiro do Sul. METHODS: Data were collected through patient interviews, identification of the species that were taken to the hospital, and the clinical manifestations. RESULTS: Eight confirmed and four probable cases of non-venomous snakebites were recorded. CONCLUSIONS: The symptoms produced by the snakes Helicops angulatus and Philodryas viridissima, combined with their coloration can be confused with venomous snakes (Bothrops atrox and Bothrops bilineatus), thus resulting in incorrect bothropic snakebite diagnosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100661&lng=en&tlng=enSerpentesDipsadidaeSnakesOphidismEnvenomation |
| spellingShingle | Ageane Mota da Silva Viviane Kici da Graça Mendes Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Paulo Sérgio Bernarde Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Serpentes Dipsadidae Snakes Ophidism Envenomation |
| title | Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full | Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon |
| title_short | Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon |
| title_sort | non venomous snakebites in the western brazilian amazon |
| topic | Serpentes Dipsadidae Snakes Ophidism Envenomation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100661&lng=en&tlng=en |
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