When to think about a Lachesis muta envenomation in the Western Brazilian Amazon: Lessons from a case report

ABSTRACT In the Brazilian Amazon, envenomations by lancehead pit vipers prevail across the region, while bushmaster (Lachesis muta) envenomations are rarely confirmed. Here, we described a moderate snakebite, diagnosed as a lancehead pit viper envenomation upon admission and treated with four vials...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Ana Paula Saboia Marinho, Marizete Melo de Oliveira Santos, Hui Wen Fan, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022-09-01
Subjects:	Snakebite Lachesis Antivenom
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100706&tlng=en

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