Death from a snake bite: associated with the supine hypotensive syndrome of pregnancy.
A young pregnant woman, near term, died shortly after being bitten by an immature brown snake (genus Pseudonaja). Analysis of the bitten area suggested that the degree of envenomation was mild, and could not satisfactorily explain her rapid demise. It was concluded that the supine hypotensive syndrome of pregnancy was a contributing factor in her death.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000401:mortality*