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Anjum Arshad, Mateen Azfar, Husain Munawwar, Usmani A Jawed. Snake bite on scrotum – a case report.
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2011;10:25

Key words: Snake bite, scrotum, India

Permanent link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/10/25/full

Received: 21/08/2011 - Accepted: 07/09/2011 - Published: 20/10/2011

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Snake bite on scrotum – a case report

Anjum Arshad^1,&, Mateen Azfar¹, Husain Munawwar¹, Usmani A Jawed¹

¹Department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

^&Corresponding author
Anjum Arshad, Department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

A 22 year old man was admitted after reporting a snake bite on his scrotum. Patient had negligible local signs of envenoming but presented with classical signs of neurotoxicity. The uniqueness of the case lies in the fact that scrotum is a very rare and unusual site for snake bite. Prior to hospital attendance, he was treated with traditional home made ointment due to superstitious beliefs. At hospital, patient was given Anti snake venom and put on mechanical ventilation, he subsequently made remarkable recovery and was discharged without any sequelae.

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