Browsing by Author "Du Plessis, C. E."
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- ItemBerg adder (Bitis atropos) : an unusual case of acute poisoning(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017) Wium, C. A.; Marks, C. J.; Du Plessis, C. E.; Muller, G. J.A 5-year-old boy presented to hospital with mild local cytotoxic and severe neurotoxic symptoms. The neurotoxic symptoms included ptosis, fixed dilated pupils and flaccid paralysis with respiratory failure. Mild hyponatraemia was also a clinical feature. After various unsuccessful treatment options were followed, the Tygerberg Poison Information Centre was contacted and a diagnosis of berg adder bite was made. Berg adder bites are uncommon and therefore not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with an unexplained clinical picture. A timeous poison information helpline consultation is recommended in this situation.
- ItemSpider bite in southern Africa : diagnosis and management(Health and Medical Publications Group (HMPG), 2012-10) Muller, G. J.; Wium, C. A.; Marks, C. J.; Du Plessis, C. E.; Veale, D. J.The medically important spiders of southern Africa can be divided into neurotoxic and cytotoxic groups. The neurotoxic spiders belong to the genus Latrodectus (button or widow spiders) and the cytotoxic spiders are represented chiefly by the genera Cheiracanthium (sac spiders) and Loxosceles (violin or recluse spiders).