Severe neurotoxic envenoming by the Malayan krait Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus): Response to antivenom and anticholinesterase

Five patients were bitten by the Malayan krait Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus) in eastern Thailand or north western Malaya. Two patients were not envenomed but the other three developed generalised paralysis which progressed to respiratory paralysis in two cases, one of which ended fatally. One patient...

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Main Authors: D. A. Warrell, S. Looareesuwan, N. J. White, R. D. Theakston, M. J. Warrell, W. Kosakarn, H. A. Reid
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30508
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Institution: Mahidol University