Children Growing Up with Severe Disabilities as a Result of Snakebite Envenomations in Indigenous Villages of the Brazilian Amazon: Three Cases and Narratives

• DOI: 10.3390/toxins15060352
• Publication Date: 2023-05-23T11:00:02Z
• Authors: Altair Seabra de ...; Joseir Saturnino ...; Macio da Costa Ar...; Alceonir Carneiro...; Manoel Rodrigues ...; Sediel Andrade Am...; João Nickenig Vis...; Fan Hui Wen; Vinícius Azevedo ...; Jacqueline Sachett; Wuelton Monteiro
• Keywords: Antivenom

Snakebites are a major public health problem in the Brazilian Amazon and may lead to local complications physical deficiencies. Access antivenom treatment is poorer indigenous populations compared other populations. In this study, we report three cases of long-term severe disabilities as result Bothrops atrox snakebites children, according narratives parents. The evolved compartment syndrome, secondary bacterial infection extensive necrosis. associated with delayed due very fragmented therapeutic itineraries, which marked by several changes means transport along route. loss autonomy at such an early stage life disability caused snakebite, observed deprive children sensory social experiences learning their future roles community. common all cases, there was precarious access rehabilitation services, generally centralized state capital, leads prolonged hospitalization patients distances them from territory family community ties. Prospective studies should be conducted that estimate burden order formulate policies for through culturally tailored interventions.