Fillers
A memorable patient
A unique case of snake bite
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7263.758 (Published 23 September 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:758
- Sadananda Naik, physician (krishi@bigfoot.com)
- Moodbidri, India
It was one of those midnight calls. My resident called me and said, “Sir, I have a very peculiar case of snake bite. I haven't seen anything like this before.”
On reaching the ward, I found a middle aged villager, extremely restless, tachypnoeic, and with his legs and arms jerking intermittently. He had reportedly been bitten by a snake a few hours before. The …
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