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KMID : 0385920090200020223
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2009 Volume.20 No. 2 p.223 ~ p.226
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A Case Report of Snake bites During Pregnancy
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Lim Yong-Su
Lee Keun
Yang Hyuk-Jun
Hyun Sung-Youl
Kim Jae-Kwang
Kim Jin-Joo
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Abstract
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Snake bite during pregnancy is rare condition, and when it occurs there are two patients, mother and fetus. Timing is particularly important for pregnant women bitten by a snake. The earlier in the pregnancy the bite occurs, the more hazard to the fetus there is, and there are case reports of snake-bite-induced abortion and malformation of the fetus. The usefulness of antivenin during pregnancy is debatable. We report a case of snake bite during thirdtrimester pregnancy in a patient with general symptoms of envenomation and progressing edema in the bitten leg who was successfully treated with an emergency Caesarian section following the administration of antivenin.
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KEYWORD
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Snake bites, Pregnancy, Antivenins, Therapy
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