TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Asp Viper (Vipera aspis) Envenomation: Experience of the Marseille Poison Centre from 1996 to 2008
JO  - Toxins (Basel)
A1  - de Haro, Luc
A1  - Glaizal, Mathieu
A1  - Tichadou, Lucia
A1  - Blanc-Brisset, Ingrid
A1  - Hayek-Lanthois, Maryvonne
SP  - 100
EP  - 112
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
N2  - A retrospective case review study of viper envenomations collected by the Marseille's Poison Centre between 1996 and 2008 was performed. RESULTS: 174 cases were studied (52 grade 1 = G1, 90 G2 and 32 G3). G1 patients received symptomatic treatments (average hospital stay 0.96 day). One hundred and six (106) of the G2/G3 patients were treated with the antivenom Viperfav* (2.1+/-0.9 days in hospital), while 15 of them received symptomatic treatments only (plus one immediate death) (8.1+/-4 days in hospital, 2 of them died). The hospital stay was significantly reduced in the antivenom treated group (p < 0.001), and none of the 106 antivenom treated patients had immediate (anaphylaxis) or delayed (serum sickness) allergic reactions. CONCLUSION: Viperfav* antivenom was safe and effective for treating asp viper venom-induced toxicity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2072-6651
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins1020100
ID  - ref1
ER  -