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Human envenomation by the South American opisthoglyph Clelia clelia plumbea (Wied)
R N Pinto1, N J da Silva Júnior, S D Aird
1Hospital de Doenças Tropicais, Secretaria da Saúde do Estado de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.
Abstract:
A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized 10 hr after having been envenomated by a 1.4 m Clelia clelia plumbea, a colubrid. Although the patient exhibited pronounced edema and local hemorrhage, she did not manifest systemic symptoms. Because the attending physician viewed the case as a possible Bothrops bite, anti-Bothrops antivenom (FUNED) was administered. All local symptoms disappeared gradually over a period of 3 days.