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Mordeduras de serpientes - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Mordeduras de culebras

Síntomas:

Los síntomas dependen del tipo de serpiente, pero pueden abarcar:

Las mordeduras de la serpiente cascabel duelen inmediatamente. Los síntomas por lo general comienzan enseguida y pueden abarcar:

Las mordeduras de la mocasín de agua y de la víbora cobriza son dolorosas inmediatamente. Los síntomas, que por lo general comienzan de inmediato, pueden abarcar:

  • Sangrado
  • Dificultad respiratoria
  • Presión arterial baja
  • Náuseas y vómitos
  • Entumecimiento y hormigueo
  • Dolor en el sitio de la mordedura
  • Shock
  • Cambios en el color de la piel
  • Hinchazón
  • Sed
  • Cansancio
  • Daño tisular
  • Debilidad
  • Pulso débil

Las mordeduras de serpiente coral pueden ser indoloras al principio y es posible que los síntomas mayores no se presenten durante horas. NO se debe cometer el error de pensar que se va estar bien si el área de la picadura luce bien y no duele mucho. Las mordeduras de estas serpientes que no reciben tratamiento pueden ser mortales. Los síntomas pueden abarcar:

  • Visión borrosa
  • Dificultad respiratoria
  • Convulsiones
  • Somnolencia
  • Párpado caído
  • Dolor de cabeza
  • Presión arterial baja
  • Agua en la boca (salivación excesiva)
  • Náuseas y vómitos
  • Entumecimiento
  • Dolor e hinchazón en el sitio de la mordedura
  • Parálisis
  • Shock
  • Mala pronunciación
  • Dificultad para deglutir
  • Hinchazón en la lengua y la garganta
  • Debilidad
  • Cambios en el color de la piel
  • Daño al tejido cutáneo
  • Dolor estomacal y abdominal
  • Pulso débil
  • Reviewed last on: 1/13/2010
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM. Reptile bites. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 195.

Otten EJ. Venomous animal injuries. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 59.

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