Extending knowledge of the clinical picture of Balkan adder (Vipera berus bosniensis) envenoming: The first photographically-documented neurotoxic case from South-Western Hungary.

We report a severe envenoming associated with minimal local symptoms following a Balkan adder (Vipera berus bosniensis) bite in South-Western Hungary. A 63-year-old male with a history of hypertension and sinus bradycardia (45/min) was bitten by a sub-adult specimen of V. b.

Further clinical evidence for the existence of neurotoxicity in a population of the European adder (Vipera berus berus) in eastern Hungary: second authenticated case.

We report a recent case of common adder (Vipera berus) envenoming causing paralytic signs and symptoms. A 12-year-old girl was bitten by the nominate subspecies of the common adder (V. berus berus) in eastern Hungary on May 2, 2012, 22 km away from where the first neurotoxic V.

Clinical picture of envenoming with the Meadow Viper (Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii).

Objective: The vipers in the Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii complex are small-sized insectivorous snakes found in parts of central and southern Europe. Subspecies include Vipera ursinii ursinii, Vipera ursinii moldavica, Vipera ursinii macrops, Vipera ursinii rakosiensis, and Vipera ursinii graeca and are commonly known as the meadow vipers. These are the least known European Vipera from a clinical point of view.

First clinical experiences about the neurotoxic envenomings inflicted by lowland populations of the Balkan adder, Vipera berus bosniensis.

The first overall clinical description of envenomings by the lowland populations of the Balkan adder (Vipera berus bosniensis) is provided by this study. Fifty-four incidents have been collected retrospectively from the south-western Hungarian and the northern Croatian distribution area of the taxon. There were five (9%) asymptomatic, 24 (44%) mild, 12 (22%) moderate, 12 (22%) severe, and one fatal (2%) case according to the Poisoning Severity Score.

Clinical aspects and consequences of envenoming by a captive rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) in Hungary.

A case of Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) bite is reported. The bitten hand distended to the wrist, which was tense and painful, with only mild local livid discolouration manifested around the fang mark. Slight hypertension with moderate tachycardia and temporary coagulopathy were observed.

Snakebites in Hungary--epidemiological and clinical aspects over the past 36 years.

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of snakebites in Hungary between 1970 and 2006 were surveyed. A total of 97 cases were recorded from 21 species, including the two native vipers, Vipera berus and Vipera ursinii, and various exotic species represented by Viperidae, Elapidae, and Colubridae. Bites by native species on laymen are uncommon (17 cases) and present trivial clinical manifestations.