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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun 15:132:6-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.03.015. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

Hemorrhagic stroke secondary to Bothrops spp. venom: A case report

Anna Beatriz Temoteo Delgado  1 , Caio Cesar Vaz Lacet Gondim  2 , Lucas Pereira Reichert  3 , Pedro Hugo Vieira da Silva  4 , Rodrigo Marmo da Costa E Souza  5 , Thiago Monteiro de Paiva Fernandes  6 , Bernardino Fernandez Calvo  7
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Hemorrhagic stroke secondary to Bothrops spp. venom: A case report

Anna Beatriz Temoteo Delgado et al. Toxicon. .

Abstract

The Bothrops spp. venom contain metalloproteinases that contributes to vascular and hemorrhagic effects. This case report describes a 58 years-old patient from the city of Dona Inês, Paraiba, Brazil victim of an ophidian accident by Bothrops spp. The vascular and hemorrhagic effects of venom components have triggered a hemorrhagic stroke. Brazil has about 600 deaths annually due to ophidian accidents. However, as reports have been precarious, the obtaining of epidemiological-clinical data has been affected. This case highlights the importance of prior knowledge of possible neurological and vascular complications in Bothrops spp. venom to increase the effectiveness of an adequate treatment.

Keywords: Bothrops; Case report; Snakebite; Stroke; Venom.

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