Berg adder (Bitis atropos): an unusual case of acute poisoning - Wium CA, Marks CJ, Du Plessis CE, M üller GJ.

A 5-year-old boy presented to hospital with mild local cytotoxic and severe neurotoxic symptoms. The neurotoxic symptoms included ptosis, fixed dilated pupils and flaccid paralysis with respiratory failure. Mild hyponatraemia was also a clinical feature. A...
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