RESUMO
Snake bite envenoming is a disease with potential serious neurological complications. We report a case of an adolescent who was bitten by a rattlesnake and developed bilateral posterior circulation stroke. The rattlesnake was later identified as being Crotalus durissus terrificus. Stroke was probably due to toxic vasculitis or toxin-induced vascular spasm and endothelial damage.
Assuntos
Venenos de Crotalídeos/toxicidade , Crotalus , Mordeduras de Serpentes/complicações , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Adolescente , Animais , Humanos , Angiografia por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Mordeduras de Serpentes/diagnóstico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnósticoRESUMO
Snake bite envenoming is a disease with potential serious neurological complications. We report a case of an adolescent who was bitten by a rattlesnake and developed bilateral posterior circulation stroke. The rattlesnake was later identified as being Crotalus durissus terrificus. Stroke was probably due to toxic vasculitis or toxin-induced vascular spasm and endothelial damage.