Acute ischemic stroke: a rare complication of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale spp.) bite: a case report.

Autor: Namal Rathnayaka, R. M. M. K.^1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) namal@med.sab.ac.lk, Nishanthi Ranathunga, P. E. A.⁵ (AUTHOR), Kularatne, S. A. M.⁶ (AUTHOR), Jayasinghe, Sanath⁵ (AUTHOR)

Publikováno v: Journal of Medical Case Reports. 6/4/2022, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-5. 5p.

Epidemiological and clinical features of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale and Hypnale zara) envenoming in children.

Autor: R M M K Namal Rathnayaka, P E Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga, S A M Kularatne

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 12, p e0011013 (2022)

BackgroundBites by the hump-nosed pit vipers (HNPV) of the genus Hypnale are the commonest type of venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka. Their bites frequently cause local effects while rarely causing systemic envenoming, that may include acute kidney in

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Acute compartment syndrome leading to fasciotomy, severe morbidity and long-term disabilities following Sri Lankan Green pit viper (Peltopelor trigonocephalus) envenomation.

Autor: Namal Rathnayaka RMMK; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Hidellana, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka; Teaching Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: namal@med.sab.ac.lk., Ranathunga PEAN; Teaching Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka., Abeyrathne YNMP; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Kularatne DA; Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Kularatne SAM; Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Publikováno v: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 2024 Dec; Vol. 252, pp. 108179. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 16.

Thrombotic microangiopathy, hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Rare manifestations of Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka.

Autor: KAUSHIKA NAMAL RATHNAYAKA, RATHNAYAKA MUDIYANSELAGE MITHUN^1,2,3 namal@med.sab.ac.lk, NISHANTHI RANATHUNGA, PANWILAHENA ELLAWATTE ANUSHA⁴, KULARATNE, SENANAYAKE ABEYSINGHE MUDIYANSELAGE⁵

Publikováno v: Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology. Sep2021, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p117-123. 7p.

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Venom-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale) Bites: A Prospective Observational Study

Autor: R.M.M.K. Namal Rathnayaka, P.E. Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga, S.A.M. Kularatne, Kalpana Sugathadasa

Publikováno v: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 33:386-398

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which is the triad of acute kidney injury (AKI), microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), and thrombocytopenia, is a rare complication of snakebites, and in Sri Lanka, it is commonly seen with hump-nosed pit viper (

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.07.012