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Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case

2012; BioMed Central; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1477-9560-10-21

ISSN

1477-9560

Autores

Vijayabala Jeevagan, Thashi Chang, Christeine Ariaranee Gnanathasan,

Tópico(s)

Rabies epidemiology and control

Resumo

Hump-nosed pit viper (Genus Hypnale) is a medically important venomous snake in Sri Lanka and Southwestern India which causes significant morbidity and mortality. Envenoming of this snake results in hemostastic dysfunction, thrombotic microangiopathy, acute kidney injury and death. This case describes an authenticated first case of ischemic stroke in a 65 year old male following envenoming by H.hypnale in Sri Lanka.

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