Snake Bite Leads to Compartment Syndrome

Mohammed Safar Alotaibi, Abdullatif Qoqandi, Awad Hassan Alamri, Abdullah Alghamdi, Adam Alatawi, Atif Mohammed Hakami

Abstract: Snake Bite is a common medical problem worldwide specially in Saudi Arabia, because of the geographical distribution that combines deserts and mountains which is favorable for deferent types of Snakes.

It is important to know that Snake Bites has a wide range of presentation starting from redness and pain till life threatening conditions. We present a 23 years old male patient who had a Snake Bite and he presented with Compartment Syndrome which is an Emergency Case, followed by discussion on the case.

Keywords: Snake Bites, Compartment Syndrome, Antivenom.

Title: Snake Bite Leads to Compartment Syndrome

Author: Mohammed Safar Alotaibi, Abdullatif Qoqandi, Awad Hassan Alamri, Abdullah Alghamdi, Adam Alatawi, Atif Mohammed Hakami

International Journal of Healthcare Sciences   

ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)

Research Publish Journals

Vol. 5, Issue 2, October 2017 – March 2018

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Snake Bite Leads to Compartment Syndrome by Mohammed Safar Alotaibi, Abdullatif Qoqandi, Awad Hassan Alamri, Abdullah Alghamdi, Adam Alatawi, Atif Mohammed Hakami