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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr;52(2):357-359.
doi: 10.1177/00494755211066680. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

Rare snake bite- A case report

Santosh Govind Rathod  1 , Afaq Ahmad Khan, Sajad Ahmed Geelani, Reshma Roshan, Javid Rasool Bhat
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Rare snake bite- A case report

Santosh Govind Rathod et al. Trop Doct. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Snake bite is an acute life threating medical emergency and is included amonst neglected tropical diseases.1 Every year in India 200,000 people bitten by snakes and >25% are fatal.2In Maharashtra, Konkan area, the green pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus) is uncommon, though this snake has become more common. [ Figure 1].

Keywords: Snake bite; antisnake venom; green pit viper.

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