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. 2021 Feb 26:54:e03742020.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0374-2020.

Severe tissue complications in patients of Bothrops snakebite at a tertiary health unit in the Brazilian Amazon: clinical characteristics and associated factors

Flavio Souza Silva  1 , Hiochelson Najibe Santos Ibiapina  1   2 , Juliana Costa Ferreira Neves  1   2 , Kerolaine Fonseca Coelho  1   2 , Fabiane Bianca Albuquerque Barbosa  1   2 , Marcus Vinicius Guimarães Lacerda  1   2   3 , Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett  1   2   4 , Adriana Malheiro  2   5   6   7 , Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro  1   2 , Allyson Guimarães Costa  1   2   5   6   7
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Severe tissue complications in patients of Bothrops snakebite at a tertiary health unit in the Brazilian Amazon: clinical characteristics and associated factors

Flavio Souza Silva et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .

Abstract

Introduction: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications.

Methods: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC) in patients with Bothrops snakebite in the Amazonas state, Brazil.

Results: Snakebites that were classified as severe and affected female patients with comorbidities presented greater risks of developing STCs. In addition, hospitalizations of patients with STC exceeded 5 days.

Conclusions: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics can prove essential for assessing the evolution of STC and clinical prognosis of patients with Bothrops snakebites.

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Conflict of Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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