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Significant envenomation from a preserved rattlesnake head (in a patient with a history of immediate hypersensitivity to antivenin)
Ist Teil von
Annals of emergency medicine, 1986-08, Vol.15 (8), p.955-958
Ort / Verlag
New York, NY: Mosby, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
1986
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Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)
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We present a case of significant envenomation from a severed, preserved rattlesnake head in a 22-year-old man. The patient was treated successfully with 15 vials of Crotalidae polyvalent antivenin despite a history of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to antivenin. The patient developed a mild case of serum sickness five days after antivenin infusion that was treated successfully with a course of steroids. The patient experienced complete recovery. This case demonstrates the hazard of even preserved snake heads and fangs.