Muhamad Zakaria Brimo Alsaman, Zakaria Toutounji, Rami Arab, Saeb Osama Al Sam, Mohamad Anas Alhaj Akil, Mahmoud Fadel Kenno, Mohammad Awad Al Ballan, Diaa Roumiah, Qutyba Alhamad, Mohammed Sinan Muqayyd, Kheshman Rashed Remmo
One of the most serious complications of snakebite is compartment syndrome (CS), Signs of CS include paresthesia in the distal part and pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the injury, Management involves improving the general condition, and fasciotomy has been found to be effective. An 8-year-old girl was referred to the internal emergency department in our hospital 72 h after a snake bite. She was unconscious, in poor general condition, and had a high fever. Edema was present throughout the right lower limb, extending to the abdomen, with signs of cellular necrosis (blackening with bubbles) on the right foot...
October 2023: Trauma Case Reports