title: Herpes labialis in patients with Russell's viper bite and acute kidney injury: a single center experience.
abstract: Snake bite is an important health hazard in tropical countries and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Herpes labialis is a common ailment caused by the Herpes simplex virus. There is no published data showing any association between the snake bite and development of Herpes labialis. Here, we present a series of patients who developed Herpes labialis after Russell's viper bite and had acute kidney injury. We attempted to find whether snake bite is an immunosuppressed state and whether it could have pre-disposed the patients to the development of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Institute of Post Graduate and Medical and Educational Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. rajesh.waikhom@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waikhom
authors.forename: Ranjeeta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sapam
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Jaya Prada
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sircar
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roychowdhury
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000506:poisoning; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014757:Viper Venoms