Citation

Griffen D, Donovan JW. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1986; 15(8): 955-958.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3740586

Abstract

We present a case of significant envenomation from a severed, preserved rattlesnake head in a 22-year-old man. The patient was treated successfully with 15 vials of Crotalidae polyvalent antivenin despite a history of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to antivenin. The patient developed a mild case of serum sickness five days after antivenin infusion that was treated successfully with a course of steroids. The patient experienced complete recovery. This case demonstrates the hazard of even preserved snake heads and fangs.

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