The psychological impact of snakebite, a neglected aspect in WHO snakebite treatment guidelines for Africa: Lesson learnt from a historical case report from Zambia
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https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.48.1.60Keywords:
Snakebite treatment, who guidelines, lubwe mission hospital, Zambia, puff adder, psychological co-morbidityAbstract
From a historical case of systemic envenoming and depression in Zambia details were kept. Presenting features fitted a viper bite, warranting polyvalent antivenom intravenously. Applying presently used 'WHO guidelines for prevention and clinical management of snakebite in Africa' (2010), indicate a puff adder (Bitis arietans) bite and similar treatment. Snakebite treatment guidelines need an update on psychological co-morbidity.
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07-04-2021
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The psychological impact of snakebite, a neglected aspect in WHO snakebite treatment guidelines for Africa: Lesson learnt from a historical case report from Zambia. (2021). Medical Journal of Zambia, 48(1), 67-69. https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.48.1.60
