Snakes of Medical Significance in India: The First Reported Case of Envenoming by the Levantine Viper (Macrovipera lebetina) Col. Lekh R. Sharma, MBBS,

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Snakes of Medical Significance in India: The First Reported Case of Envenoming by the Levantine Viper (Macrovipera lebetina) Col. Lekh R. Sharma, MBBS, MD, Lt. Col. Vivek Lal, MBBS, MD, Ian D. Simpson, BSc, PG (Dip) Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 195-198 (September 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-CR-175.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Necrosis of the patient's finger at day 4. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 195-198DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-CR-175.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions