ENVENOMATIONS BY COLUBRIDS: CASE REPORTS

Authors

  • Breno Jackson Lima de Almeida
  • Milena Santos Monteiro de Almeida
  • Keya Whitney Weekes
  • Maria Apolônia da Costa Gadelha
  • Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v47i1.52348

Keywords:

Colubridae, snake, snakebites, Philodryas olfersii, Hydrodynastes gigas

Abstract

Introduction: Envenomations by non-venomous snakes in Brazil are poorly accounted for and classified as mild, in which pain, erythema and local edema are reported. Objective: To describe accidents by Philodryas olfersii and Hydrodynastes gigas that occurred in the State of Pará, Brazil. Case report: The patient bitten by Philodryas presented bleeding, pain, local edema and axillary adenopathy. The patient bitten by Hydrodynastes had pain, local growing edema, as well as ecchymosis, fever and headache. No laboratory tests were performed. The treatment was based on pain control after identification of the snakes. Conclusion: The local symptomatology of colubrids is similar to accidents with Bothrops. It is important that health professionals perform a correct diagnosis for proper treatment

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Published

2018-03-29

How to Cite

JACKSON LIMA DE ALMEIDA, B.; SANTOS MONTEIRO DE ALMEIDA, M.; WHITNEY WEEKES, K.; APOLÔNIA DA COSTA GADELHA, M.; PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA PARDAL, P. ENVENOMATIONS BY COLUBRIDS: CASE REPORTS. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 47, n. 1, p. 67–73, 2018. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v47i1.52348. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/52348. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 1 (2018)

Section

CASE REPORT

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