Pregnant Woman Bitten by a Japanese Mamushi (<i>Gloydius blomhoffii</i>)

Case of a Madrasi Woman Bitten by a Russell's Viper

pital at 7-30 p.m., on the loth December, with two small punctures oil her right ankle, stating that an hour and-a-half previously, while she was moving about in her house, she trod on a snake, which turned and bit her on the ankle. A friend, who was in the room with her, then and there killed the snake. A few minutes after the -infliction of the bite, some of her neighbours tied a thick cord t...

A pregnant Japanese woman returning from Africa with recurrent fevers

Certain clinical aspects of vivax malaria are no longer defined as benign. We present a case of vivax malaria with three relapses in a pregnant Japanese woman who had returned to Japan from the Comoros Islands in East Africa. Data on the successful delivery, examination of Duffy-blood group antigen, and microscopic findings of growing stages of Plasmodium vivax are thought to be of considerable...

Severe Japanese Mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii) bite

Venomous snake bites can be life threatening, occasionally requiring intensive care. For Mamushi bites, conservative treatment may be possible in mild cases but for severe cases or in cases where symptoms do not improve, a horse-derived antivenom is indicated.

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

Perioperative radiation exposure in a pregnant woman

The perioperative imaging of a pregnant woman presents a unique challenge to orthopaedics surgeon as concern about the radiation risk to the embryo or fetus. This article highlights effect of radiation exposure on foetus.I would like to discuss about the amount of radiation exposure in a pregnant woman during fluoroscopic guided closed femoral Interlock nailing as radiation has significant...