Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Unusual Presentation of Snake Bite - a Case Report

1Asst. Professor, Department of Paediatrics, MIMS, Ghanpur

2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, MIMS, Ghanpur

32nd year PG, Dept of Paediatrics, MIMS, Ghanpur

Online published on 5 January, 2015.

Abstract

Snake bite is a commonest condition in tropical countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, we have reported 4 cases of Neurotoxic snake Krait bite with an unusual presentations at our Rural Medical college Hospital, all the four cases are admitted in the intensive care unit under department of paediatrics, the most common and early presentation in all the 4 cases are Pain Abdomen, vomiting and autonomic disturbance followed by altered sensorium and developed neurotoxic Manifestations, In all the four cases the time of snake bite was mid night and early hours of the night, all the cases were treated with Polyvalent Anti snake venom with Artificial ventilation support.

Keywords

Krait Bite, Abdominal Pain, Autonomic Disturbance, Children