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1Department of General Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Corresponding Author.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|August 21, 2025
Resumen
Las complicaciones raras como el accidente cerebrovascular y la pérdida de la visión pueden ocurrir por mordeduras de serpientes y picaduras de insectos. El diagnóstico y el tratamiento rápidos, incluido el antiveneno, son cruciales para la recuperación del paciente y la prevención de resultados graves.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Emergencias médicas
- Toxicología
- Neurología
Sus antecedentes:
- Las mordeduras de serpientes, las picaduras de abejas y las picaduras de avispas son emergencias médicas frecuentes en la India.
- Los síntomas típicos de mordedura de serpiente incluyen parálisis descendente, celulitis local o sangrado.
- Las complicaciones raras incluyen accidentes cerebrovasculares, glaucoma de ángulo cerrado y trombosis de la arteria braquial.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para reportar raras complicaciones neurológicas y oftalmológicas de mordeduras de serpientes y picaduras de insectos.
- Para resaltar la importancia del diagnóstico y tratamiento temprano de estas complicaciones.
Principales métodos:
- Serie de casos de cuatro pacientes que presentan complicaciones inusuales.
- Los métodos de diagnóstico incluyeron investigaciones radiológicas y exámenes oftalmológicos.
- El tratamiento implicó la administración temprana de antiveneno.
Principales resultados:
- Dos pacientes presentaron accidentes cerebrovasculares (accidente cerebrovascular).
- Un paciente presentó glaucoma de ángulo cerrado después de una mordedura de serpiente.
- Un paciente experimentó un accidente cerebrovascular y una trombosis de la arteria braquial después de múltiples picaduras de abeja.
Conclusiones:
- Los accidentes cerebrovasculares, el glaucoma de ángulo cerrado y la trombosis son complicaciones raras pero significativas de mordeduras y picaduras de serpientes.
- La identificación temprana y el tratamiento rápido son vitales para mejorar los resultados de los pacientes y reducir la mortalidad y la morbilidad.
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