Point-of-care infrared thermal imaging for differentiating venomous snakebites from non-venomous and dry bites.

• Main Authors: Paramasivam Sabitha (Author), Chanaveerappa Bammigatti (Author), Surendran Deepanjali (Author), Bettadpura Shamanna Suryanarayana (Author), Tamilarasu Kadhiravan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Local envenomation following snakebites is accompanied by thermal changes, which could be visualized using infrared imaging. We explored whether infrared thermal imaging could be used to differentiate venomous snakebites from non-venomous and dry bites.<h4>Method...