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

Kalana Maduwage, Hettiarchchige Buddika, Jayanga Ranasinghe, Kumudu Wijesooriya

Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology 2021 Jan 15

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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. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Kalana Maduwage, Hettiarchchige Buddika, Jayanga Ranasinghe, Kumudu Wijesooriya. Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 2021 Jan 15;189:7-9