Acute paraplegia following viper bite.
Neurological complications following viper bite are uncommon and are generally as a result of intracerebral or subarachnoid bleed and rarely due to cerebral infarction. We report a young male who following viperine bite developed local tissue swelling, haemorrhagic manifestations due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and later developed acute flaccid paraplegia as a result of dorsal spinal cord involvement.
Singh
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Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
Chattopadhya
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Archana
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Wanchu
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Bambery
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000997:Antivenins; D014757:Viper Venoms