Snake Bite in a Pregnant Woman - A Case Survived

De-kaa NLP; Alao AK; Atabo A; Pitmang SL; JOMBO GTA

Snake Bite in a Pregnant Woman - A Case Survived

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,2012,2,4,440-441.

Published:November 2012

Type: Case Report

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

De-kaa NLP¹, Alao AK², Atabo A² , Pitmang SL², Jombo GTA³

¹Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, P.M.B 12245 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

²Department of Family Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Comprehensive Health Centre, Zamko, Langtang-North. Plateau State, Nigeria.

³Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, PMB 102119 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Abstract:

Reports of venomous snakebites during pregnancy are uncommon. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of dealing with this clinical situation is that care must be rendered simultaneously to two patients with a complex interrelationship. We present a 24 year old woman gravida 4 para 3⁺⁰, who presented at 38 weeks gestation with a 12 hrs history of venomous carpet viper bite. She was treated with 40 mls of Echitab antisnake (monovalent) venom and delivered a live baby boy with good APGAR score.

Keywords:Echitab antisnake venom, Echitab study group, Envenomation, Ophitoxaemia