10-year-old girl with severe edema caused by adder bite

Klin Padiatr. 2010 Dec;222(7):460-1. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1263184. Epub 2010 Sep 9.

Abstract

We report a case of acute hemorrhagic edema in a 10-year-old girl caused by adder bite. Therapy consisted of analgesics, antihistamines, corticosteroids. Antivenum serum was applied in a single dose due to severe spreading of the edema. The patient recovered almost completely after 10 days of treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antivenins / administration & dosage
  • Arm
  • Child
  • Dimethindene / administration & dosage
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Edema / etiology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hand
  • Hemorrhage / drug therapy
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Meperidine / administration & dosage
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage
  • Snake Bites / complications*
  • Viper Venoms / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Viper Venoms / toxicity*
  • Viperidae*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antivenins
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Viper Venoms
  • Dimethindene
  • Meperidine
  • Prednisone