Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka

Green pit viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) is considered a potentially highly venomous arboreal endemic pit viper which inhabits Sri Lanka. Green pit viper bites usually result in local envenoming and systemic envenoming features like coagulopathy are rare. We report an authenticated case of gre...

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Published in:Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
Main Authors: K. V. D. Ranga Chamara, Sunil Bowattage, Kalana Maduwage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Kandy Society of Medicine 2020-12-01
Subjects:
green pit viper
venomous
sri lanka
local envenoming
coagulopathy
Online Access:https://account.sljm.sljol.info/index.php/sljo-j-sljm2/article/view/164
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Summary:Green pit viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) is considered a potentially highly venomous arboreal endemic pit viper which inhabits Sri Lanka. Green pit viper bites usually result in local envenoming and systemic envenoming features like coagulopathy are rare. We report an authenticated case of green pit viper envenoming which resulted in severe local inflammation  which was associated with mild coagulopathy.
ISSN:2579-1990

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