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Consecutive envenomation of two men bitten by the same coral snake (Micrurus corallinus)

Fábio BucaretchiDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil; ;Campinas Poison Control Center, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Carla F Borrasca-FernandesCampinas Poison Control Center, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil;
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Eduardo M De CapitaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil; ;Campinas Poison Control Center, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-6971
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Stephen HyslopDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil;Campinas Poison Control Center, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil;
Pages 132-135 | Received 03 Mar 2019, Accepted 12 Apr 2019, Published online: 13 May 2019

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