Clinical features of puff adder envenoming: case series of Bitis arietans snakebites in Kenya and a scoping review of the literature.
<h4>Introduction</h4>The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a medically important snake species found across much of Africa, yet there is limited literature on the clinical features and pathophysiology of envenoming after a puff adder bite.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a case-seri...
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| Main Authors: | Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Cecilia Ngari, Mark Wilkinson, Stanley Parkurito, Elizabeth Chebet, Evans Mumo, Anna Trelfa, Denis Otundo, Edouard Crittenden, Geoffrey Maranga Kephah, Robert A Harrison, Ymkje Stienstra, Nicholas R Casewell, David G Lalloo, George O Oluoch |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012845 |
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