後頭部ハブ咬傷から頸部腫脹による気道狭窄を来し，緊急気管挿管を要した1例(A case of habu snake bite to the occiput complicated by progressive airway obstruction requiring emergency intubation)

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To report a case of airway obstruction resulting from a habu snake bite to the occiput.
Identified a 64-year-old male bitten by a habu snake at the occiput.
Performed incision, cleaning, and antitoxin serum administration; hospitalized for management.
Conducted emergency intubation due to progressive respiratory distress 13 hours post-bite.
Emergency intubation was necessary when respiratory distress developed after 13 hours.
Patient was extubated on the 5th day and discharged home 18 days after the bite.
Habu bites can rapidly cause swelling leading to life-threatening airway obstruction.

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Case report demonstrates airway obstruction from habu snake bite in a 64-year-old male, suggesting urgent management is critical.

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Matsudaira et al. (2026) studied this question.

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