Perioral Myokymia

One hour after being bitten by a rattlesnake, this 13-year-old boy had perioral myokymia. Myokymia, or involuntary fasciculations of muscle fibers, is likely to be due to the venom-blocking voltage-gated potassium channels at the neuromuscular junction. See the NEJM article:

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