Two cases of proven coral snake bites were reported in Belém, Pará State, Brazil. The first case was a severe one caused by Micrurus surinamensis. The patient required mechanical ventilation due to acute respiratory failure. The second case showed just mild signs of envenomation caused by Micrurus filiformis. Both patients received specific Micrurus antivenom and were discharged without further...

Five cases of adder bites are presented. The clinical effects and current recommendations for the treatment of adder bites are described based on a review of previously published literature. All adder bites, or snake bites of unknown species, should be observed for a minimum of 2 h. Those with no local swelling may be allowed home with appropriate antitetanus prophylaxis. Patients with local re...

Silt,?I beg to send you notes on the use of Michel Lcgro's Anti-Venomous Solution in cases of snake-bite, which may be kindly inserted in the Indian Medical Gazette. Recently I was called to see a case of snake-bite. A boy, aged about 18, was bitten on his right foot by a cobra at about 7 a.m. The patient immediately after the bite tied a ligature tightly round the leg below the knee with a rop...

It is very common in all parts of India, and is highly extolled by the natives as a specific antidote for the bites of poisonous animals. The seeds are used in nydrophobia and in cases of snake bites. The flowering tops, rubbed with sugar and made into pills, are administered to persons bitten by mad dogs. The leaves rubbed into a pulp are applied to the bites of scorpions and centipedes with a...