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Research Article

Compartment syndrome after South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus) envenomation

F. BucaretchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil;Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. M. De CapitaniDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil;Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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S. HyslopDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil;Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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S. M. MelloCampinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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C. B. FernandesCampinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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F. BergoEmergency Department, University Teaching Hospital, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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F. B. P. NascimentoDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil;Department of Radiology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Pages 639-641 | Received 20 Feb 2014, Accepted 03 Apr 2014, Published online: 18 Jun 2014

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