Abstract
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.
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de Oliveira Pardal, P. P., da Silva Pinheiro, A. C. J., Cunha Silva, C. T., Santos, P. R. S. G., & da Costa Gadelha, M. A. (2015). Hemorrhagic stroke in children caused by Bothrops marajoensis envenoming: A case report. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40409-015-0052-5
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