Envenoming by the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) and Sri Lankan cobra (Naja naja naja): efficacy and complications of therapy with Haffkine antivenom.

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In Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 5 patients proved to have been bitten by common kraits (Bungarus caeruelus) and 2 by Sri Lankan cobras (Naja naja naja) were investigated. In all the cases of krait bite the patients were bitten while they were asleep: local signs were negligible but 4 developed symptoms of systemic envenoming including paralysis, muscle pain and tenderness and abdominal pain. Mild myoglobinaemia was found in one case. Of the 2 patients bitten by cobras, one developed severe local ...

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Authors: Theakston, R; Phillips, R; Warrell, D; Galagedera, Y; Abeysekera, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Volume: 84
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 301-308
• Publication date: 1990-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(90)90297-r
• EISSN: 1878-3503
• ISSN: 0035-9203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Anaphylaxis; Cobra Venoms; Time Factors; Sri Lanka; Male; Antivenins; Adult; Animals; Elapid Venoms; Female; Snake Bites; Humans