King cobra bite – Can early decompression prevent digital amputation?

King cobra bites are extremely rare in the western world. These bites can be fatal due to the large volume of the venom injected. We report a case of digital ischaemia from a King cobra bite in a young man who was working in a zoo in Netherlands. He was protected from systemic envenomation as he was...

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Main Authors: Rizwana Imran, Qureish Vanat, Omar Hausien, Rajive Jose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587820300565

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