The toddler was supposedly bitten on the finger, therefore, I would think that local necrosis would be limited to this particular extremity. Even though swelling has been known to spread up the arm, why would the surgical procedure, "amputation" ,of the entire hand be required to save the patient? Would it be do to the fact that a toddler was bitten, and not an adult?



Derek K.

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• ZA Press: Snake bites two-year-old as she sleeps - W von Papineäu, Sat Feb 8 08:02:09 2003
• ZA Press: Toddler in risk of loosing hand after snakebite - W von Papineäu, Sat Feb 8 08:12:55 2003
• Neurotoxic envemomation by Dendroaspis species ? - Ferdelance_1, Sat Feb 8 19:32:47 2003
• Just the usual media BS... - WW, Sun Feb 9 14:00:22 2003
• Exactly, there should not - Ferdelance_1, Sun Feb 9 21:41:36 2003
• Sorry about the quadruple post, - Ferdelance_1, Sun Feb 9 21:53:07 2003
• RE: ZA Press: Toddler in risk of loosing hand after snakebite - oldherper, Tue May 13 07:39:45 2003
• ZA Press: Toddler bitten by snake 'improving' - W von Papineäu, Sun Feb 9 21:18:06 2003