Snake Bite: Case Report

We present a case of a fourty-year-old man who was bitten by a snake on his left leg. It was a severe envenomation with ensuing marked edema and severe pain with complicated coagulation defects. After medical treatment with antivenom and fresh frozen plasma the patient discharged without any complic...

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Published inTurk Yogun bakim Dernegi Dergisi Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 73 - 76
Main Authors Kadriye Kahveci, Dilşen Örnek, İlhami Deimirkapu, Semih Aydemir, Metin Kılınç, Gülten Özgün
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Galenos Yayinevi 01.12.2010
Subjects
intensive care unit
Snake bite
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Summary:We present a case of a fourty-year-old man who was bitten by a snake on his left leg. It was a severe envenomation with ensuing marked edema and severe pain with complicated coagulation defects. After medical treatment with antivenom and fresh frozen plasma the patient discharged without any complication. (Journal of the Turkish Society of Intensive Care 2010; 8: 73-6)
ISSN:2146-6416
2147-267X
DOI:10.4274/tybdd.08.05