Kazemi SM, Jahan-Mahin MH, Zangi B, Khozani RS, Warrell DA. A case of envenoming by a Persian false-horned viper
Pseudocerastes persicus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Southeastern Iran.
Toxicon 2023;
223:107009. [PMID:
36586490 DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.107009]
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Abstract
Despite the wide distribution of the Persian false-horned viper (Pseudocerastes persicus) in the Middle East, few identified bites have been reported. A 33-year-old herpetologist bitten on the hand by Pseudocerastes persicus in Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran, developed local pain and extensive swelling with mild non-specific systemic symptoms and minimal laboratory evidence of systemic envenoming.
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