A case of envenomation caused by Oxybelis fulgidus (Serpentes, Colubridae) in Brazilian Amazon

A case of a bite inflicted by Oxybelis fulgidus in the wilds of Amazon is reported. The patient was a 67-year-old man who presented with dizziness, tachycardia and local pain, with erythema and bleeding in his left arm. The venom of Oxybelis fulgidus, a neotropical rear-fanged snake, contains one of...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 52; p. e20180423
Main Authors Silva, Kamila Vieira, Said, Renato do Carmo, Assy, João Guilherme Pontes Lima, Duarte, Marcelo Ribeiro, Torrez, Pasesa Pascuala Quispe, França, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.01.2019
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects
Colubridae
Oxibelis fulgidus
Snakebite
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Snakebite
Oxibelis fulgidus
Colubridae
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Summary:A case of a bite inflicted by Oxybelis fulgidus in the wilds of Amazon is reported. The patient was a 67-year-old man who presented with dizziness, tachycardia and local pain, with erythema and bleeding in his left arm. The venom of Oxybelis fulgidus, a neotropical rear-fanged snake, contains one of the four three-finger toxins already isolated from colubrid snakes, called fulgimotoxin. He was treated with oral analgesics and returned to the ambulatory in 48 hours, with good evolution. We report tirst authenticated case of adult Oxybelis fulgidus with signs of mild local envenoming without evidence of systemic envenoming.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0426-2018