• Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2004

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    A review of venomous animal bites and stings in pregnant patients.

    • Ricky Lee Langley.
    • Division of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, 1912 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1912, USA. rick.langley@ncmail.net
    • Wilderness Environ Med. 2004 Jan 1;15(3):207-15.

    AbstractThis is a review of Medline and PubMed articles on venomous animal bites and stings during pregnancy reported in English literature from 1966 to 2002. Eighty-five venomous snakebites were reported in pregnant women. Although there are frequent anecdotal reports of scorpion stings in pregnant women, few case reports are documented. Other venomous animal bites or stings to pregnant women that have been reported include spiders, jellyfish, and insects, and these are described. Adverse reproductive and teratogenic effects of venoms on gravid animals are also briefly reviewed. Although uncommon, venomous bites and stings during pregnancy may have significant adverse effects on the fetus and the mother.

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