2020
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0151-2020
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A new case of envenomation by neotropical opisthoglyphous snake Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract: Human envenomation by the snakes Colubridae and Dipsadidae are reported in Brazil, and envenomation by the Opisthoglyphous snake Philodryas olfersii could be dangerous. Here, we present the second record of an envenomation by Philodryas olfersii in Pernambuco, northeast Brazil. The male victim presented with mild erythema pain, paraesthesia, local numbness, and swollen lymph nodes. The symptoms were similar to those of a pit viper bite, and disappeared completely after 15 days.

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“…These symptoms are common in bites from Bothrops spp 3,4 and have been frequently reported in bites from P olfersii. [5][6][7] In Case 1, the bite marks were semicircular and suggestive of a "nonvenomous" snakebite (Figure 3C). In Case 2, the patient displayed excoriations at the bite site rather than the classic 2 perforations of a bite from a pit viper (Figure 3F).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These symptoms are common in bites from Bothrops spp 3,4 and have been frequently reported in bites from P olfersii. [5][6][7] In Case 1, the bite marks were semicircular and suggestive of a "nonvenomous" snakebite (Figure 3C). In Case 2, the patient displayed excoriations at the bite site rather than the classic 2 perforations of a bite from a pit viper (Figure 3F).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O quadro clínico manifesta-se principalmente com dor, edema e áreas de eritema local que evoluíram posteriormente para equimose, efeitos direto da ação enzimática e proteolítica do veneno do animal (MEDEIROS et al, 2010;BARBOSA et al, 2020;DA SILVA;DA SILVA, 2022). A sensação de parestesia pode estar relacionada a toxicidade das substâncias no músculo ou, também, com a própria progressão do edema.…”
Section: Fisiopatologiaunclassified
“…O quadro clínico manifesta-se principalmente com dor, edema e áreas de eritema local que evoluíram posteriormente para equimose, efeitos direto da ação enzimática e proteolítica do veneno do animal (MEDEIROS et al, 2010;BARBOSA et al, 2020;DA SILVA;DA SILVA, 2022). A sensação de parestesia pode estar relacionada a toxicidade das substâncias no músculo ou, também, com a própria progressão do edema.…”
Section: Fisiopatologiaunclassified