Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka

Kalana Maduwage; Hettiarchchige Buddika; Jayanga Ranasinghe; Kumudu Wijesooriya

doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.10.023

Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka

Toxicon. 2021 Jan 15:189:7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.10.023. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Authors

Kalana Maduwage¹, Hettiarchchige Buddika², Jayanga Ranasinghe³, Kumudu Wijesooriya⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: kalanapm@gmail.com.
² District Hospital, Kataragama, Kataragama, Sri Lanka.
³ Base Hospital, Tissamaharama, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.
⁴ Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradneiya, Sri Lanka.

PMID: 33152353
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.10.023

Abstract

Bite and envenomation by the slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) is rare in Sri Lanka. This case report describes an authenticated slender coral snake envenomation that occurred in a 32-year-old male. The bite to the middle phalanx of the left index finger was allowed to persist for 10 minutes. The victim developed pain, swelling and paresthesia without signs of systemic neurotoxicity.

Keywords: Calliophis melanurus; Elapidae; Envenomation; Snakebite.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Antivenins
Coral Snakes*
Elapid Venoms
Elapidae
Humans
Male
Neurotoxicity Syndromes
Snake Bites / diagnosis*
Sri Lanka

Substances

Antivenins
Elapid Venoms