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标题：Paraspecificity of antivenins: example of severe envenomation by the Sahara horned viper ( Cerastes cerastes) treated with non-specific antivenin
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作者：Y. Aissaoui ; H. Kichna ; M. Boughalem 等
期刊名称：Médecine et Santé Tropicales
印刷版ISSN：1157-5999
电子版ISSN：1950-6953
出版年度：2013
卷号：23
期号：1
页码：100-103
DOI：10.1684/mst.2013.0140
出版社：John Libbey Eurotext
摘要：Figures See all figures Authors Y. Aissaoui , H. Kichna , M. Boughalem , N. Drissi Kamili Pôle anesthésie réanimation, hôpital militaire Avicenne, Université Cadi Ayyad, avenue de la Résistance, 40000 Marrakech, Maroc, Pôle anesthésie réanimation, hôpital militaire d’instruction Mohammed V, université Mohammed V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc Key words: envenomation, Sahara horned viper, Cerastes cerastes, paraspecificity, antivenin DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0140 Page(s) : 100-3 Published in: 2013 Snake bites are a major public health problem in Morocco. Both morbidity and mortality of ophidian envenomation remain very high in this country. Antivenin immunotherapy, the only etiological treatment of this envenomation, is often unavailable in local hospitals. Moreover, when available, antivenins are not necessarily suitable for local ophidian species. This case report describes severe poisoning caused by a Sahara horned viper ( Cerastes cerastes) in southern Morocco. In the absence of specific immunotherapy, FAV-Afrique ^®, a polyvalent antivenom serum, was administered. The favorable outcome suggests that this serum is paraspecific against the Sahara horned viper. The paraspecificity of antivenin immunotherapy could be a solution to ophidian envenomation in the absence of an antivenin adapted to local snake species.
关键词：envenomation; Sahara horned viper; Cerastes cerastes ; paraspecificity; antivenin