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Compartment syndrome after Bothrops jararaca snakebite: monitoring, treatment, and outcome

Fábio Bucaretchi Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pediatrics and Poison Control Center, Campinas, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eduardo Mello de Capitani Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Stephen Hyslop Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Sueli Moreira Mello Poison Control Center, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Paulo Roberto Madureira Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Veronica Zanardi Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Daniel M. Ferreira Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Guilerme V. Meirelles Department of Trauma-Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Luciane C.R. Fernandes Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Poison Control Center, Campinas, Brazil
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Pages 57-60 | Received 16 Sep 2009, Accepted 18 Sep 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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