First record of envenomation by bothrops brazili in the brazilian amazon region

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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v52i4.76599

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Snakebites in Brazil are most frequently inflicted by Bothrops spp. but there are no records of envenomation by Bothrops brazili. We hereby report on the first confirmed case by this snake, which took place in a primary forest in the State of Pará, in the Brazilian Amazonia, while the victim was felling trees. After being bitten, the man presented with clinical manifestations including pain and edema that extended to the thorax and further complications such as necrosis and abscess. This is the first record of a B. brazili bite in the literature, whose manifestations are similar to those inflicted by other Bothrops spp. with a favorable evolution.

KEY WORDS: Snakebite; envenomation; sequelae; Bothrops brazili; Brazilian Amazon.

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Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal, Universidade Federal do Pará, Hospital João de Barros Barreto-EBSERH, Centro de Informações Toxicológicas, Belém, Pará, Brazil

graduado em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Pará (1972), Especialização, Mestrado (2002) e Doutorado em Doenças Tropicais pelo Núcleo de Medicina Tropical da Universidade Federal do Pará (2014). Atualmente é prof. adjunto iv da Universidade Federal do Pará. Tem experiência na área de Medicina, com ênfase em Medicina Tropical, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: animais peçonhentos, envenenamentos e intoxicação.

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2023-12-19

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PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA PARDAL, P.; ALVES ARRAES, J. A.; CARVALHO DE LIMA, D.; SOUSA ROCHA, L.; NOGUEIRA DE ABREU, E. M.; LIMA DE ALMEIDA, B. J.; BORGES, A. First record of envenomation by bothrops brazili in the brazilian amazon region . Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 52, n. 4, p. 305–314, 2023. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v52i4.76599. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/76599. Acesso em: 22 dez. 2024.

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v. 52 n. 4 (2023)

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RELATO DE CASO / CASE REPORT

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