Envenomation by the neotropical colubrid Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896): a case report

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2000 Sep-Oct;42(5):283-6. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652000000500008.

Abstract

This is a case report of a Boiruna maculata snake bite in a child admitted to the Hospital Municipal de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The patient was bitten on the lower left limb, and exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation. She was treated with Bothrops antivenom and was discharged from the hospital five days later with marked improvement of envenomation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antivenins / therapeutic use*
  • Colubridae*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Snake Bites / diagnosis
  • Snake Bites / therapy*
  • Snake Venoms*

Substances

  • Antivenins
  • Snake Venoms