title: Acute paraplegia following viper bite.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhya
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wanchu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bambery
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D014757:Viper Venoms