title: Elapid snakebite as a cause of severe hypertension.
abstract: Snakebite is a common medical emergency in tropical countries, however, autonomic dysfunction is an uncommon manifestation of snakebite. The authors present an unusual manifestation of severe neurotoxic snake envenomation: severe hypertension requiring intravenous antihypertensives. A review of the literature on autonomic dysfunction in neurotoxic snake envenomation is also presented.
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: Ritesh
authors: R
authors: Agarwal
authors: Ashutosh N
authors: AN
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Dheeraj
authors: D
authors: Gupta