Clinical profile of viper envenomations in Kerala, India: some unanswered questions

• Main Authors: Gopalakrishnan M, Saurabh S, Dutta TK
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-10-01
• Series: International Journal of General Medicine
• Subjects: Viper envenomation; snake bite; Neglected tropical diseases
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/clinical-profile-of-viper-envenomations-in-kerala-india-some-unanswere-peer-reviewed-article-IJGM

Maya Gopalakrishnan,1 Suman Saurabh,2 Tarun Kumar Dutta3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India; 2Neglected Tropical Diseases- WHO India, Muzaffarpur, India; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaWe congratulate Kumar et al for their relevant study “Clinical and epidemiologic profile and predictors of outcome of poisonous snake bites – an analysis of 1,500 cases from a tertiary care center in Malabar, North Kerala, India” published in June 2018 in the International Journal of General Medicine.1 The study is noteworthy in being one of the largest series addressing snake bites from the subcontinent. The study has succeeded in highlighting several important findings related to snake envenomation, which is a serious and neglected problem in India and other tropical countries.View the original paper by Kumar and colleagues.