A Clinical Profile of Neurotoxic Snakebite in Pediatric Population of Jammu Region.

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dc.contributor.authorDigra, Sanjeev
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Virender
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-06T06:37:48Z
dc.date.available2016-12-06T06:37:48Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractSnake bite is a common neglected emergency in children. Due to lack of adequate epidemiological data its incidence is underestimated. This study analyses the clinical profile of neurotoxic snake bites in children. Retrospective analysis of 37 children with features of neurotoxicity with or without history of snake bite was done. 37 cases of neurotoxic envenomation had a median age of 8 years. 30 were males. Majority of bites occurred during night hours and in upper limbs. Among the 17 who were bitten during night 12 were sleeping on floor. The most common systemic presentation was ptosis (94.59%) followed by difficulty in breathing (78.37%), pain abdomen (64.86%) blurring of vision and diplopia (54.04%), decreasing level of consciousness (45.94%) and vomiting (29.72%). 13 patients (35.13%) with clinical features of neurotoxic envenoming but without any history of snake bite were brought with history of early morning sudden onset of abdominal pain. All patients were given Anti Snake Venom (ASV) with medial dose of 600 units. Twenty patients received ventilator support. Ten (27%) patients died all of whom received ASV after a delay of at least 5 hours.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSanjeev Digra, Virender Singh. A Clinical Profile of Neurotoxic Snakebite in Pediatric Population of Jammu Region. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2016 Apr-Jun;18(2): 67-70.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/179391
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archives/volume182/3-Original%20Article.pdfen_US
dc.subjectNeurotoxic Envenomationen_US
dc.subjectSnake Biteen_US
dc.subjectAnti Snake Venomen_US
dc.titleA Clinical Profile of Neurotoxic Snakebite in Pediatric Population of Jammu Region.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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