Envenoming by the viperid snake Proatheris superciliaris: a case report
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
18619480
DOI
10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.05.021
PII: S0041-0101(08)00372-3
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Acute Kidney Injury etiology pathology therapy MeSH
- Renal Dialysis MeSH
- Crotalid Venoms toxicity MeSH
- Blood Coagulation Disorders etiology pathology MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Fingers pathology MeSH
- Platelet Transfusion MeSH
- Thrombocytopenia etiology pathology MeSH
- Snake Bites complications pathology therapy MeSH
- Viperidae * MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Crotalid Venoms MeSH
Snake bites caused by viperid snakes of Atheris genus are extremely rare, envenoming of a bite of related viper Proatheris superciliaris was described only once in the literature. The present case study depicts the envenoming of a 57 years old Czech man, a private herpetologist, who was bitten to his finger. He developed painful local reaction, nausea, hematuria, hypertension, chest and lumbar pain. Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia subsequently developed as well as acute renal failure, hepatic and lung lesion. Intensive care therapy was purely symptomatic and supportive as no antisera exists. Treatment included haemodialysis, substitution of fresh frozen plasma and platelets. Patient completely recovered during 1 month.
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