Ischemic brain infarcts and intracranial haemorrhages following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite in Sri Lanka.

Autor: Namal Rathnayaka RM; Intensive Care Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: namalrath10@yahoo.com., Kularatne SA; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Kumarasinghe KD; Medical Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka., Ranaweera J; Intensive Care Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka., Nishanthi Ranathunga PE; Medical Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 2017 Jan; Vol. 125, pp. 70-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.11.253
Abstrakt: Snakebite is an important medical problem in Sri Lanka. Of the deadly venomous snakes, Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is widely distributed and responsible for most of the fatalities of snakebite in the country. It is not uncommon to see atypical manifestations in Russell's viper bite. We report the events of intracranial haemorrhages and multiple ischemic brain infarcts following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite of a previously healthy 43-years-old male who succumbed to envenoming.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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