Snake bite presenting as acute myocardial infarction, ischaemic cerebrovascular accident, acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
An unusual presentation of a viperine snake bite presenting with ischaemic damage to the major organs like brain and heart leading to cerebrovascular accident and acute myocardial infarction along with acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) is described in this report.
Upadhyaya
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AC
Department of General Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
Murthy
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GL
Sahay
R K
RK
Srinivasan
V R
VR
Shantaram
V
V
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017819:Viperidae