@article{ref1,
title="Significant envenomation from a preserved rattlesnake head (in a patient with a history of immediate hypersensitivity to antivenin)",
journal="Annals of emergency medicine",
year="1986",
author="Griffen, D. and Donovan, J. W.",
volume="15",
number="8",
pages="955-958",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0196-0644",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}