Hemorrhagic stroke in children caused by Bothrops marajoensis envenoming: a case report

Pardal, Pedro Pereira de OliveiraPinheiro, Augusto Cezar Jennings da SilvaSilva, Cristiane Tarcis CunhaSantosand, Paulo Roberto Silva GarcezGadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa

According to the World Health Organization, snakebites are considered neglected diseases. Bothrops, the genus most frequently implicated in envenomations in Brazil, includes the species B. marajoensis Hoge, 1966, part of the complex B. atrox, which is found in the savannas of Marajó Island, Pará state, Brazil, a region that presents scarce epidemiological data. This work reports the first case of hemorrhagic stroke in a child, attributed to delayed medical care after snakebite envenoming by Bothrops marajoensis in Anajás city, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil, which led to permanent hemiplegia as a sequela.(AU)

1. Marajó Island
2. Hemorrhagic stroke sequel
3. Bothrops marajoensis