Fig. 1From: Acute compartment syndrome and fasciotomy after a viper bite in Italy: a case report(A) Photograph taken shortly after the bite. Two pairs of fang marks are clearly visible and are surrounded by bulges and bruising. Arrows indicate two additional fang marks. Simple measurement with a caliper revealed that the distance between fang marks was 12 mm in the more distal bite, whereas the two other bites had an interfang distance of approximately 8 mm. (B) Photograph taken one and a half hours after the bite showing a slightly edematous limb. (C) Photograph taken in the operating room approximately nine hours after the bite showing edema and discoloration in the affected limbBack to article page