Acute compartment syndrome following Bitis viper envenomation: a literature review with case reports
Daša Baliarová, Kristian Chrz, Zdeněk Krška, Pavel Michálek, David Hoskovec, Jiří Valenta · 2025
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Dasa Baliarova and co-authors review a dangerous swelling syndrome after African viper bites, with two cases, in this 2025 paper. Bites from two Bitis species are rare in Europe but can crush tissue by pressure inside muscle compartments. Care at a Prague hospital in 2024 is described.
Both patients got antivenom fast, surgery to open the compartments within hours, and intensive care. The first left hospital on day sixteen with limb function kept. The second recovered fully by day seven. Diagnosis rested on clinical signs alone. The authors back prompt joint care and suggest pressure gauges in protocols to sharpen diagnosis.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daša Baliarová, Kristian Chrz, Zdeněk Krška, Pavel Michálek, David Hoskovec, Jiří Valenta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |