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Toxicol Clin 2025; 1 (1)

Bites by exotic venomous snakes

Márquez-Martín R, Peña-Martínez VM, Canul-Caamal MA, Pérez-García JR, Escobedo-Peña JB

Language: Spanish
References: 69
Page: 49-58
PDF size: 284.27 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Venomous snakes are natural habitants in most of the world's ecosystems, with the exception of high altitudes and extremely cold environments, however, sometimes snakebites are the result of bites by reptiles introduced in places that are not are their natural habitat, these accidents are known as exotic snake accidents. The bites caused by these snakes represent a serious challenge for the doctors who attend them from the point of view of the diagnostic and therapeutic approach, since the health personnel are generally not familiar with the clinical data caused by these snakes, as well as their evolution and therapeutic management. In this article, a review of the literature on exotic snakebites is made, addressing general epidemiological aspects, describing the characteristic clinical syndromes and their recommended treatments, with the ultimate goal of offering a comprehensive approach guide for the physician facing to this rare entity.


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