Hemorrhagic stroke following viper bites and delayed antivenom administration: three case reports from the Western Brazilian Amazon

Snakebites were included by the World Health Organization in their list of neglected diseases. In Latin America, most snakebites are caused by species of the Viperidae family, notably by the genus Bothrops. Bothrops atrox accounts for 90% of the cases of envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon. In this r...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2019-01, Vol.52, p.e20190115
Main Authors: Pérez-Gómez, Aline Stephanie, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, João, Guilherme Augusto Pivoto, Sousa, Jose Diego de Brito, Safe, Izabella Picinin, Damian, Marcia Melo, Sachett, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves, Silva, Iran Mendonça da
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Language:English
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Antivenin
Hemorrhagic Stroke
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Viperidae family
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Summary:Snakebites were included by the World Health Organization in their list of neglected diseases. In Latin America, most snakebites are caused by species of the Viperidae family, notably by the genus Bothrops. Bothrops atrox accounts for 90% of the cases of envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon. In this report, we present a series of three cases of snakebites that evolved with hemorrhagic stroke due to delays in the access to antivenom in the Brazilian Amazon, being fundamental for diagnosis to validate the clinical suspicion and make decisions that would improve the treatment and prognosis of the patients.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0115-2019