Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX 78756, USA.
Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Sep;28(7):817-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.07.017. Epub 2010 Jan 28.
Although thousands of iguanas are kept as pets in the United States, information on their bites is limited. The intent of this investigation was to describe the pattern of iguana bites reported to Texas poison centers. Iguana bites reported during 1998-2008 were identified. The distribution of cases by various factors was determined. Of 59 total bites, 71% were managed on-site, 17% of the patients were at or en route to a health care facility when the poison center was contacted, and 10% were referred to a health care facility. The medical outcome was no effect in 9% of the cases, minor effect in 24%, moderate effect in 2%, not followed but minimal effects possible in 64%, and unable to follow but potentially toxic in 2%. Most iguana bites reported to Texas poison centers did not result in serious effects and were managed on-site.
尽管有成千上万的鬣蜥在美国被当作宠物饲养，但有关它们咬伤的信息却很有限。本研究的目的是描述向德克萨斯毒物中心报告的鬣蜥咬伤的模式。确定了 1998 年至 2008 年报告的鬣蜥咬伤病例。通过各种因素确定了病例的分布情况。在 59 例咬伤中，71%在现场进行了处理，17%的患者在联系毒物中心时已经或正在前往医疗机构的途中，10%被转至医疗机构。9%的病例无明显效果，24%为轻度影响，2%为中度影响，64%未随访但可能有轻微影响，2%无法随访但可能有毒性。向德克萨斯毒物中心报告的大多数鬣蜥咬伤并未造成严重影响，并在现场进行了处理。
