A STUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE OF SNAKE BITE IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Aim and objective : To study the prevalence of poisonous and non-poisonous snake bites in Anantapur with reference to age, sex, occupation, part of body bitten, time of bite and and the types of poisonous snakes common in this locality and their clinical manifestations This is a descriptive study conducted between October 2021 to O Methods : ctober 2022 at a tertiary health care centre in Andhra Pradesh. Snake bites who were admitted and treated during this period were included in this study. The prevalence of poisonous and non-poisonous snake bites in Anantapur with reference to age, sex, occupation, part of body bitten, time of bite and seasonal variation, and the types of poisonous snakes common in this locality and their clinical manifestations were studied. Results : A total of 100 patients were studied. Out of 100, 72 patients were of poisonous snakebite and 28 patients were of non-poisonous snake bite. Out of these 72 poisonous snake bites, 38 were viperine snake bites, 22 were neuroparalytic snake bites and 12 were locally toxic snake bites. Among various manifestations snake bite with ischemic stroke is very rare which is observed in 3 cases during this period. Conclusion : Snake bite is still a dreadful condition. Delay in hospitalization is associated with poor prognosis and increased mortality rate due to consumptive coagulopathy, renal failure, and respiratory failure. Unusual complications like Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction were observed in present study