[Exceptional Neurological Complication of Snakebite Envenomation: A Case in Mali].

Abstract

Envenomation by snakebite can lead to hematological, circulatory, digestive, renal, and neurological complications. Brain abscess after snakebite envenomation is exceptional and very rarely reported in the literature. In this article, we describe the clinical case of a 45-year-old woman with no particular history, admitted to our department for vigilance disturbances linked to a motor deficit on the right side and fever after viper bite on the left thumb. The clinical examination showed a marked biological inflammatory syndrome. The brain scan with iodine injection suggested a left fronto-parietal brain abscess. Tri-antibiotic therapy, combined with the administration of corticosteroids, resulted in favorable outcome.