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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| author | K. V. D. Ranga Chamara Sunil Bowattage Kalana Maduwage |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efeae0e01ac04a62846c2fb538daee722025-08-20T00:21:18ZengThe Kandy Society of MedicineSri Lanka Journal of Medicine2579-19902020-12-01292868910.4038/sljm.v29i2.164101Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri LankaK. V. D. Ranga Chamara0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2667-7760Sunil Bowattage1Kalana Maduwage2Base Hospital Gampola, GampolaBase Hospital Gampola, GampolaUniversity of Peradeniya, PeradeniyaGreen 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.https://account.sljm.sljol.info/index.php/sljo-j-sljm2/article/view/164green pit vipervenomoussri lankalocal envenomingcoagulopathy |
| spellingShingle | K. V. D. Ranga Chamara Sunil Bowattage Kalana Maduwage Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka green pit viper venomous sri lanka local envenoming coagulopathy |
| title | Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper (<em>Trimeresurus trigonocephalus</em>) bite in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | severe local envenoming and mild coagulopathy following green pit viper em trimeresurus trigonocephalus em bite in sri lanka |
| topic | green pit viper venomous sri lanka local envenoming coagulopathy |
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