title: [Glomerulonephritis following snake bite].
abstract: A snake bite may quite frequently lead to haemorrhagic symptoms ranging from hypofibrinogenaemia to disseminated intravascular coagulation. In rare cases acute renal insufficiency associated with tubular necrosis may occur due to a direct toxic lesion, shock symptoms or DIC. However, it is extremely rare that glomerulonephritis results from a snake bite. A thirteen-year-old girl develops gross haematuria, albuminuria and cylindruria without any shock symptoms two days after having been bitten by a European viper. Coagulation state and complement show slight changes, and the histological examination reveals proliferative nephritis with deposition of immune complexes. The clinical picture corresponds to recurrent haematuria; renal function is normal after follow-ups over a one-year-period.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D014757:Viper Venoms
vernacular_title: Glomerulonephritis nach Schlangenbiss.