Acute myocardial infarction associated with thrombotic microangiopathy following a hump-nosed viper bite: a case report

Acute myocardial infarction associated with thrombotic microangiopathy following a hump-nosed viper bite: a case report

Abstract Background Hump-nosed viper bite is the commonest cause of venomous snakebite in Sri Lanka. Despite initially being considered a moderately venomous snake more recent reports have revealed that it could cause significant systemic envenoming leading to coagulopathy and acute kidney injury. H...

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Main Authors: Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, Lalindra Gooneratne, Eranga Wijewickrama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hump-nosed viper bite
Myocardial infarction
Thrombotic microangiopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1484-z

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