South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case

The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.

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Main Authors: Nishioka,Sérgio de A., Jorge,Miguel T., Silveira,Paulo Vitor P., Ribeiro,Lindioneza A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2000
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000400011
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spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220000004000112000-08-24South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a caseNishioka,Sérgio de A.Jorge,Miguel T.Silveira,Paulo Vitor P.Ribeiro,Lindioneza A. Crotalus durissus Rattlesnake Snake bite Soft-tissue infection The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.33 n.4 20002000-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000400011en10.1590/S0037-86822000000400011
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Ribeiro,Lindioneza A.
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South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
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Jorge,Miguel T.
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title South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
title_short South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
title_full South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
title_fullStr South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
title_full_unstemmed South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case
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description The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.
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