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Life-threatening anaphylaxis following gila monster bite
Annals of Emergency Medicine
|August 1, 1986
Abstract:
We report the case of a 40-year-old man who developed life-threatening angioedema and hypotension following the bite of a Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), a venomous lizard of the southwestern United States. He recovered after treatment with IV fluids, epinephrine, antihistamines, and corticosteroids.