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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