مارگزيدگي در ايران: تشخيص، پيشگيري، درمان

Snakebite in Iran: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Snakes are divided to three categories including poisonous, semi- poisonous and non-poisonous. Poisonous snakes are divided to elapidae, viperidae, crotalidae and hydrophidae, each of them cause specific symptoms. Snakebite can cause local and systemic symptoms. Local symptoms include edema, tissue necrosis and bulla. • REVIEW ARTICLE CQDE:09 Snakebite in Iran: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Systemic symptoms include hemotoxicity, neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, nephrotoxicity and cardiotoxicity. In this article snakebite diagnosis, prevention and treatment like antivenom, antibiotic, tourniquet, suctioning, etc. has been discussed.