Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer

Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer

Twenty cases of cobra bite in farmers from the central region of Thailand are reported. Ptosis is the earliest sign of cobra bite and is an important diagnostic indication of systemic poisoning. Restlessness, irregular breathing and mental confusion are warning signs of respiratory paralysis. Antive...

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Main Authors: M. Trishnananda, P. Oonsombat, B. Dumavibhat, S. Yongchaiyudha, V. Boonyapisit
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Published: 2018
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Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
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spelling th-mahidol.131872018-06-01T13:31:39Z Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer M. Trishnananda P. Oonsombat B. Dumavibhat S. Yongchaiyudha V. Boonyapisit Mahidol University Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Twenty cases of cobra bite in farmers from the central region of Thailand are reported. Ptosis is the earliest sign of cobra bite and is an important diagnostic indication of systemic poisoning. Restlessness, irregular breathing and mental confusion are warning signs of respiratory paralysis. Antivenom for cobra bite was administered intravenously together with symptomatic and supportive treatment; 19 patients survived and 1 died from cerebral anoxia. 2018-06-01T06:30:12Z 2018-06-01T06:30:12Z 1979-01-01 Article American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.28, No.1 (1979), 165-166 10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.165 00029637 2-s2.0-0018409858 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13187 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0018409858&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
building Mahidol University Library
continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
collection Mahidol University Institutional Repository
topic Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
spellingShingle Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
M. Trishnananda
P. Oonsombat
B. Dumavibhat
S. Yongchaiyudha
V. Boonyapisit
Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
description Twenty cases of cobra bite in farmers from the central region of Thailand are reported. Ptosis is the earliest sign of cobra bite and is an important diagnostic indication of systemic poisoning. Restlessness, irregular breathing and mental confusion are warning signs of respiratory paralysis. Antivenom for cobra bite was administered intravenously together with symptomatic and supportive treatment; 19 patients survived and 1 died from cerebral anoxia.
author2 Mahidol University
author_facet Mahidol University
M. Trishnananda
P. Oonsombat
B. Dumavibhat
S. Yongchaiyudha
V. Boonyapisit
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author M. Trishnananda
P. Oonsombat
B. Dumavibhat
S. Yongchaiyudha
V. Boonyapisit
author_sort M. Trishnananda
title Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
title_short Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
title_full Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
title_fullStr Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
title_full_unstemmed Clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the Thai farmer
title_sort clinical manifestations of cobra bite in the thai farmer
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13187
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