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South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case

Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka, Miguel Tanús Jorge, Paulo Vitor Portella Silveira, Lindioneza Adriano Ribeiro

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2000 · 15 citations · 7 references

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The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.

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