Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case
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- 20 September 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Thrombosis Journal
- Vol. 10 (1), 21
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-10-21
Abstract
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.Keywords
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