Snakebites in adults from the Diyarbakir region in southeast Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorAl, Behcet
dc.contributor.authorOrak, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAldemir, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorGuloglu, Cahfer
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:38:06Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Snake venom poisoning is a medical emergency requiring immediate attention. Bites from poisonous Turkish snakes can lead to local tissue damage and systemic symptoms. The Vipera ammodytes species accounts for the majority of envenomation in southeast Turkey. METHODS The demographic and epidemiological characteristics, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome of 79 consecutive victims of V ammodytes poisoning admitted to our hospital from 2003 to 2005 were reviewed and analyzed prospectively. RESULTS The most common symptoms and signs included fang marks (100%), pain (100%), swelling (83.5%), ecchymosis (92.4%), tachycardia (24.1%), fainting or dizziness (14.5%), fever (19.0%), enlargement of regional lymph nodes (43.0%), nausea (70.9%), hypotension (21.5%), vomiting (36.7%), and dyspnea (3.2%). The main complications were thrombophlebitis, reduced range of motion, local hemorrhagic blister formation, bleeding from skin, rhabdomyolysis, reduced sensation, acute renal failure, necrosis with tissue loss, digit amputation, carpal tunnel syndrome, and compartment syndrome. CONCLUSION A V. ammodytes bite is a potentially serious event that requires immediate hospital care. Nevertheless, the majority of victims can be treated successfully with conservative methods. No deaths occurred in our series.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage214en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20517744
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77954673170
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage210en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/21323
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000278128400004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCompartment Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectRhabdomyolysisen_US
dc.subjectSnake Venomen_US
dc.subjectThrombophlebitisen_US
dc.subjectTurkish Snakesen_US
dc.subjectVipera Ammodytes Poisoningen_US
dc.titleSnakebites in adults from the Diyarbakir region in southeast Turkeyen_US
dc.titleSnakebites in adults from the Diyarbakir region in southeast Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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