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Bothrops jararaca (family Viperidae) snakebite on the right leg. (a) Venom entrance. (b, c) Swelling, blistering, and hemorrhage.
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He presented only pain and a punctate wound on the lateral aspect of the middle third of the right leg and without other signs (Figure 1). The victim returned to the health unit 5 days after the accident, complaining of severe pain, edema, pallor, regional lymphadenopathy, bruising ecchymosis, myonecrosis, and bullous erythema in the right lower limb, specially around the fang marks (Figure 1).
Compartment syndrome and required decompressive fasciotomies to reduce pressure within the affected compartment.
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Nevertheless, he progressed to compartment syndrome and required decompressive fasciotomies, aiming to reduce pressure within the affected compartment in order to prevent irreversible sequelae (Figure 2).