title: [Pulmonary embolus after adder bite].
abstract: The clinical course after adder bites (Vipera berus) is unpredictable. Antivenom can reduce morbidity markedly. Preventive use of low-molecular-weight heparin is not routinely recommended. We present a case report, where indication for antivenom was not found, and the patient developed pulmonary embolus. Thrombotic complications are known, but to our knowledge pulmonary embolus has not previously been described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling, Aalborg Universitetshospital, 9000 Aalborg. martinruben@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martin Ruben Skou
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Steen Elkjær
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Husted
authors.forename: Gitte
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D017819:Viperidae