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MANAGEMENT OF COBRA SNAKE BITE: THE ROLE OF ANTICHOLINESTERASE

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Title: MANAGEMENT OF COBRA SNAKE BITE: THE ROLE OF ANTICHOLINESTERASE

Authors: MANZOOR AHMED FARIDI, MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, TALAT BASHIR

Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)

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Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2004

Volume: 11

Issue: 1

Language: English

DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2004.11.01.5272

Keywords: Cobra SnakebiteNeurotoxic EnvenomationAnti-Cholinesterase

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Venom (8) Emergency Medicine (4460) Toxicology (7198) Neurology (7533) Surgery (16580)

Abstract

We present the case of a 35-year old male who reported withhistory of cobra snakebite on the nape of his neck. He developed respiratory failure within hours. He wastreated successfully with respiratory support, anti-venom administration and anticholinesterase. Detailed in thisreport is the reversal of envenomation symptoms following the administration of anticholinestrase, neostigminemethyl sulfate.

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