Common adder bite to the tongue causing life threatening toxicity from airway compromise

We illustrate the acute phase and development of symptoms in a 24-year-old man following a European Common Viper bite to the tongue.

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Published inClinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 397 - 398
Main Authors Hoegberg, Lotte CG, Jessen, Casper L, Lambertsen, Karin, Stensballe, Jakob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.05.2010
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Adult
Airway obstruction
Airway Obstruction - chemically induced
Airway Obstruction - surgery
Airway Obstruction - therapy
Animals
Humans
Hypoxia - chemically induced
Male
Snake Bites - diagnosis
Snake Bites - therapy
Systemic toxic reactions
Tongue - drug effects
Tongue bite
Tracheostomy
Viper Venoms - toxicity
Vipera berus
Viperidae
Young Adult
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Summary:We illustrate the acute phase and development of symptoms in a 24-year-old man following a European Common Viper bite to the tongue.
ISSN:1556-3650
1556-9519
DOI:10.3109/15563651003657063