Óbitos por serpentes peçonhentas no Estado de São Paulo: avaliação de 43 casos, 1988/93

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Authors

Lucilene Arilho Ribeiro · Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Melo Albuquerque · Governo do Estado de São Paulo

V. A.F. Pires de Campos

Guy Katz · Governo do Estado de São Paulo

Naruhiko Takaoka · Governo do Estado de São Paulo

Maria Lúcia Lebrão · Universidade de São Paulo

Miguel Tanús Jorge · Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Abstract

Most of the accidents and obits are caused by Bothrops; Crotalus envenoming, leg bites, and accidents in 50 year-old patients (or more) are frequently lethal; the most common complication in lethal cases is acute renal failure.

Topics & Keywords

Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Entomological Studies and Ecology Rabies epidemiology and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira

Volume 44, Issue 4, pp. 312-318

DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42301998000400010

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