A Case of Viper Poisoning

On account of lack of swelling and lack of bleeding the bite was at first diagnosed as nonpoisonous. On admission a tight ligature was applied and the bite was incised and KMn04 rubbed in. After half an hour the ligature was so painful that it had to be removed. At 9 p.m. (one hour after bite) local pain had almost disappeared and the patient seemed fairly comfortable, with a full pulse and warm skin. No symptoms of toxremia were noted. As a precaution, in case of wrong diagnosis, 40 c.c. of Kasauli antivenene (six months old) was filtered and injected into the right axilla. The patient did not seem in