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Carlos Roberto de Medeiros1, Marcos Leal Brioschi2, Solange Nogueira de Souza1
1Hospital Vital Brazil, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Introduction:
Infrared imaging (IR) is a noninvasive technique that quantifies body surface temperature, producing a digital color image. IR has been used to study diseases in which skin temperature can reflect the presence of inflammation.
Methods:
This was an observational pilot study of eight patients envenomed by snakes, spiders, and scorpions. All patients were examined using a thermal camera.
Results:
In all cases, we obtained infrared images that corroborated clinical findings indicating localized effects of venom, specifically inflammation.
Conclusions:
IR has potential for use as a research, diagnostic, and monitoring tool for localized effects of animal venoms.
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