Citation

Hill AG, McKillop L. Toxicon 2016; 126: 1-3.

Affiliation

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, 28 Tomewin St, Currumbin, 4223, Australia. Electronic address: lewis@wildcare.org.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.12.003

PMID

27974231

Abstract

The case history and clinical signs of a fatal self-envenomation event by a brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis, in South-east Queensland, Australia, are presented. Clinical signs began 20 minutes post-envenomation with muscle twitching, ataxia, and heat seeking behavior which progressed to partial paralysis by 6 hours, generalised paralysis and respiratory arrest at 10 hours and cardiac arrest by 12 hours post-envenomation. Clinical signs are suggestive of potent neurotoxicity for B. irregularis to its own venom.

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Language: en