摘要
To editor:Snakebite envenomation(SBE)is a life-threatening disease that typically results from the injection of toxins following the bite of a venomous snake.It affects people in predominantly poor,rural communities in tropical and subtropical countries.About 50%–55%of all snakebites result in envenoming.1 Snakebite is a common neglected public health issue.In Burkina Faso,the snake species belong to six families,among which Elapidae and Viperidae are the most venomous.A retrospective study showed that the total number of snakebite cases recorded from 2010 to 2014 was 114126 with an average annual incidence of(136±9)bites per 100000 people.2 With over 20000 snake bites,of which nearly 15000 envenomations,treated in health facilities about 300 deaths reported every year.Woman is more frailty to envenomation with high risk of complication than other group of population.Snake bite induced coagulopathy is the most lifethreatening complication with poor maternal and perinatal outcome.3 Literature to guide management of this rare obstetric complication remains limited.We report a case of a 3 gravida of 36 weeks of gestation with snakebite who was succesfully managed.Written consent for the use of case presentation and figures,and consent for publication in print and electronically has been given by the patient.
