Philodryas patagoniensis bite and local envenoming Picada por Philodryas patagoniensis e envenenamento local

A 5-year-old boy bitten by a specimen of Philodryas patagoniensis, a colubrid snake currently classified as nonvenomous, developed signs of local envenoming characterized by swelling and warmth on the bitten limb. This is the first time that local envenoming following Philodryas patagoniensis bite i...

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Main Authors: Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka, Paulo Vitor Portella Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1994-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000300013