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Delayed Neurological Manifestation in Krait Bites Despite Anti-snake Venom Therapy.

Authors :
Sawhney S
Vagha K
Lohiya S
Mishra N
Vagha JD
Varma A
Source :
Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Oct 02; Vol. 14 (10), pp. e29849. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 02 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

A severe medical emergency that poses a life-threatening risk is envenomation from a snake bite. Among the several snake families, krait bites are known to result in neurological symptoms, including ptosis, headache, and sweating. A 12-year-old adolescent boy who had been bitten by a krait appeared in this instance. The patient showed neurological symptoms after receiving anti-snake venom (ASV). He had three rounds of ASV and made a full recovery. To the best of our knowledge, there have not yet been any reports of this kind of delayed neurological signs after a krait bite, despite getting ASV in the adolescent population.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2022, Sawhney et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2168-8184
Volume :
14
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cureus
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36348840
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29849