A Study of Clinical Profile of Snake Bite at a Tertiary Care Centre

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Non"‘poisonous bite, neuroparalytic bite, poisonous bite, vasculotoxic bite

Abstract

Background: Snake bite is an important occupational and rural hazard because India has always been a land of Exotic snakes. In Maharashtra, common poisonous snakes are Cobra, Russell's Viper, Saw Scaled Viper, and Krait. It is a fact that inspite of heavy morbidity and mortality, very little attention is paid by the clinicians to this occupational hazard. Aims: To study the prevalence of poisonous and non"‘poisonous snake bites in part of Western Maharashtra with reference to age, sex, occupation, part of body bitten, time of bite and seasonal variation, and the types of poisonous snakes common in this locality and their clinical manifestations along with the systemic envenomation from various types of poisonous snakes and their effective management in reducing the mortality rate. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted between May 2010 to May 2012 at a tertiary health care center in Maharashtra. Result: A total of 150 patients were studied in our hospital. Out of 150, 76 patients were of poisonous snake bite and 74 patients were of non"‘poisonous snake bite. Out of these 76 poisonous snake bites, 42 were viperine snake bites, 21 were neuroparalytic snake bites and 13 were locally toxic (LT) snake bites. Conclusion: Snake bite is a common life"‘threatening emergency in the study area. Delay in hospitalization is associated with poor prognosis and increased mortality rate due to consumptive coagulopathy, renal failure, and respiratory failure. Unusual complications like pulmonary edema, intracerebral hemorrhage, Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) were observed in present study.

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2018-04-26

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Bhalla, G., Mhaskar, D., & Agarwal, A. (2018). A Study of Clinical Profile of Snake Bite at a Tertiary Care Centre. Toxicology International, 21(2), 203–208. Retrieved from https://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/toxi/article/view/21006

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Received 2018-04-26
Accepted 2018-04-26
Published 2018-04-26

 

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