Journal of Health Research and Reviews (in Developing Countries)

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 108--110

Sublingual hematoma following viper envenoming


Godpower Chinedu Michael1, Ibrahim Aliyu2, Bukar Alhaji Grema1 
1 Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Godpower Chinedu Michael
Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 3452 Kano
Nigeria

Snakebite envenoming causes considerable morbidity and mortality in rural, agrarian, and poor-resourced communities of Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Echis ocellatus (carpet viper) is responsible for most injuries and deaths in Northern Nigeria. Tissue necrosis and hemorrhage are the key features of this snake species. While bleeding can occur into virtually any tissue of the body following snakebite envenoming, sublingual hematoma (SLH) has been scarcely reported. The index patient was an adult female farmer with delayed presentation of SLH following venomous snakebite in a rural Nigerian community. Diagnostic and management challenges were encountered.


How to cite this article:
Michael GC, Aliyu I, Grema BA. Sublingual hematoma following viper envenoming.J Health Res Rev 2018;5:108-110


How to cite this URL:
Michael GC, Aliyu I, Grema BA. Sublingual hematoma following viper envenoming. J Health Res Rev [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];5:108-110
Available from: https://www.jhrr.org/article.asp?issn=2394-2010;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=108;epage=110;aulast=Michael;type=0