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AN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA
ISSN 03 02 4660
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| Niger J Paed 2015; 42 (2): 162 -164 | |
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CASE REPORTS Envenomation secondary to facial snake bite: Report of a rare occurrence |
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Belonwu RO Gwarzo GD DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njp.v42i2.19 Accepted: Belonwu RO Gwarzo GD Department of paediatrics Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano PMB 3452 Email: raybeloo@yahoo.com |
Abstract: In Nigeria, snake bite envenoming has remained a significant health problem. Most snake bites in Nigeria and elsewhere predominantly involve the limbs (upper and lower) but may involve other areas of the body depending on time and posture. Our index patient is a rare case of snake bite that involved the face while the child was asleep at night in a rural Fulani village, Nigeria. The challenges to the child’s management which included late presentation to the hospital and non availability of antisnake venom underscores the need for greater commitment on the part of government at various levels to stock and subsidise the price of antisnake venom in snake- bite prone areas. Keywords: snake, envenoming, face. |