A case report of scrotal gangrene from snake bite

An unusual site for a snakebite

“…Kao and Talun 7 reported a case where a snake charmer presented to an emergency department with a snakebite on the tongue. Arshad et al 8 and Babata 9 reported a snake bite on the scrotum; in a similar case, a Taiwanese man was bitten by a snake on the scrotum while he was using a plastic latrine. 10 Crane and Irwin 11 reported a case where a snakebite was on the glans and in a newspaper report, it was reported that 12 a man's penis was bitten by a snake as he went to the toilet to relieve himself.…”

Perineoscrotal gangrene after a snake bite: a case report

“…Malgré le retard de consultation, l'évolution de la gangrène a été favorable, comme chez d'autres patients rapportés dans la littérature [16,17] ; cependant, contrairement au cas décrit par Kossoko et al [18], il n'a pas été nécessaire de pratiquer une urétroplastie. Il est possible que l'immunothérapie, même tardive, ait été bénéfique.…”