Annals of African Medicine

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2023  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 239--245

Intravenous snake bite: A catastrophic snake envenomation


Sadananda B Naik 
 Senior Physician, Alva's Health Centre, Moodabidri, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:
Sadananda B Naik
Alva's Health Centre, Moodabidri - 574 227, Karnataka
India

The rapid onset of life-threatening clinical manifestations in venomous snake bite could be due to an intravenous bite. This article seeks to review and consider the clinical implications, pathophysiology, and management of this rare route of snake envenomation broadly by venomous snakes which are little described in the available literature.


How to cite this article:
Naik SB. Intravenous snake bite: A catastrophic snake envenomation.Ann Afr Med 2023;22:239-245


How to cite this URL:
Naik SB. Intravenous snake bite: A catastrophic snake envenomation. Ann Afr Med [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Sep 30 ];22:239-245
Available from: https://www.annalsafrmed.org/article.asp?issn=1596-3519;year=2023;volume=22;issue=3;spage=239;epage=245;aulast=Naik;type=0