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J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis.

V.10, n.3, p.311-314, 2004.

Case report - ISSN 1678-9199.

 

Received: April 4, 2003.  Accepted: August 8, 2003.  Published online: September 10, 2004.

 

Central retinal artery occlusion: An unusual complication of snakebite

 

Bhalla A.1, Jain A. P.1, Banait S.2, Jajoo U. N.1, Kalantri S.P.1

 

1 Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India; 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

 

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.

 

KEY WORDS: central retinal artery, snakebite, saw-scaled viper, Echiscarinatus.

 

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