Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka

Kalana Maduwage; Hettiarchchige Buddika; Jayanga Ranasinghe; Kumudu Wijesooriya

Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka

Kalana Maduwage, Hettiarchchige Buddika, Jayanga Ranasinghe, Kumudu Wijesooriya

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Bite and envenomation by the slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) is rare in Sri Lanka. This case report describes an authenticated slender coral snake envenomation that occurred in a 32-year-old male. The bite to the middle phalanx of the left index finger was allowed to persist for 10 minutes. The victim developed pain, swelling and paresthesia without signs of systemic neurotoxicity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Journal	Toxicon
Volume	189
Early online date	2 Nov 2020
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2021

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Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka

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