Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kouassi, K J E
• M'bra, K I
• Sery, B J L N
• Yao, L B
• Krah, K L
• Lohourou, G F
• Kouassi, A A N
• Traore, I
• Asséré, Y A G R A
• Kodo, M

Titel

Amputation of a limb secondary to snakebite in a child

Ist Teil von

• Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie, 2017-04, Vol.24 (4), p.350

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Amputation of a limb is a serious consequence of snakebite poisoning. It is caused by the toxicity of the venom and often the use of a tourniquet in some patients, which can lead to limb ischemia. Management of the victim aims to ensure survival and preserve the function of the bitten limb. Antivenom immunotherapy is the only specific treatment for ophidian envenomation. It is indicated in cases of general symptoms and signs related to the bite, but also if local damage could lead to the loss of limb function. The authors report on a case of snakebite that led to amputation at the thigh.