Envenoming after carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) bite during pregnancy: timely use of effective antivenom improves maternal and foetal outcomes.

Envenoming after carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) bite during pregnancy: timely use of effective antivenom improves maternal and foetal outcomes.

The report describes successful management of 10 women in 2nd and 3rd pregnancy trimesters with EchiTab IgG antivenom after carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) envenoming. All women survived but foetal loss in a victim with delayed presentation and a case of mild hypersensitivity reaction were recorded....

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Main Authors: Habib, A, Abubakar, S, Abubakar, I, Larnyang, S, Durfa, N, Nasidi, A, Yusuf, P, Garnvwa, J, Theakston, R, Salako, L, Warrell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008

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