South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case.

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The case of a man bitten by a South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and who developed an abscess at the site of the bite is reported. Abcesses are a rare complication of this type of envenoming, possibly due to the lack of a strong cytotoxic action of Crotalus durissus venom.

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Nishioka, S. A., Jorge, M. T., Silveira, P. V., & Ribeiro, L. A. (2000). South American rattlesnake bite and soft-tissue infection: report of a case. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 33(4), 401–402. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822000000400011

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