Successful treatment with antivenin of marked thrombocytopenia without significant coagulopathy following rattlesnake bite.
We cared for two rattlesnake bite victims who developed platelet counts of 21,000/mm3 and 22,000/mm3. Both had only mild defibrination without evidence of intravascular clotting. In both cases, the administration of antivenin was followed promptly by a sustained rise in platelet counts.
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Department of Medicine, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85006.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000997:Antivenins