Growth retardation due to panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus following Russell's viper bite.
Russell's viper envenomation and its related complications, especially acute kidney injury, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical developing countries of South Asia. Unusual complications, especially hypopituitarism, are rare and probably missed due to lack of clinical suspicion and diagnostic facilities. We report a rare presentation of growth retardation resulting from hypopituitarism due to Russell's viper envenomation along with central diabetes insipidus. Awareness of the fact that hypopituitarism may occur in this clinical setting is necessary for early diagnosis and treatment, especially among general care practitioners taking care of these patients.
Department of Nephrology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. drvgolay@gmail.com
Vishal
V
Golay
Arpita
A
Roychowdhary
Rajendra
R
Pandey
Amit
A
Pasari
Malvade
M
Praveen
Puneet
P
Arora
Dipankar
D
Sarkar
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D020790:Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*