Fatal cerebral hemorrhage and acute renal failure after young Bothrops jararacussu snake bite.
An unusual case of a patient developing severe coagulopathy disorder and a clinical picture of cerebral hemorrhage and acute renal failure after young Bothrops jararacussu snake bite is reported. The mechanisms of snake venom-induced injury are discussed and similar cases in literature are revised and compared. The use of bothropic-Crotalus antivenom in severe B. jararacussu envenomation is discussed.
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Nephrology Division, Medical School, Goiás Federal University, Brazil.
Burdmann
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D017837:Bothrops; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*