Central retinal artery occlusion: an unusual complication of snakebite



Document title: Central retinal artery occlusion: an unusual complication of snakebite
Journal: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000298821
ISSN: 1678-9199
Authors: 1

2

Institutions: 1Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Wardha, Maharashtra. India
2Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Wardha, Maharashtra. India
Year:
Volumen: 10
Number: 3
Pages: 311-314
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Snakebites are endemic in some parts of India, being associated with a number of complications. Ocular disturbances are rare, except for injury to the cornea or conjunctiva when the eye is directly exposed to the venom. In this work, we present a case of central retinal artery occlusion caused by snakebite
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Sistema cardiovascular,
Toxicología,
Mordeduras de serpiente,
Oclusión arterial,
Arteria retinal,
Echis carinatus,
Viperidae
Keyword: Medicine,
Cardiovascular system,
Toxicology,
Snake bites,
Arterial occlusion,
Retinal artery,
Echis carinatus,
Viperidae
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