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Case Reports
. 1998 Sep 7;169(5):257-8.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140249.x.

A life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom despite pretreatment

S Arunanthy  1 , S R Hertzberg
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Case Reports

A life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom despite pretreatment

S Arunanthy et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

A 44-year-old man suffered a life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom, although he had been given the recommended pretreatment. Further research is needed to determine if pretreatment is necessary.

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