title: Ischemic brain infarcts and intracranial haemorrhages following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite in Sri Lanka.
abstract: Snakebite is an important medical problem in Sri Lanka. Of the deadly venomous snakes, Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is widely distributed and responsible for most of the fatalities of snakebite in the country. It is not uncommon to see atypical manifestations in Russell's viper bite. We report the events of intracranial haemorrhages and multiple ischemic brain infarcts following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite of a previously healthy 43-years-old male who succumbed to envenoming.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: namalrath10@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: R M M K
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Namal Rathnayaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: S A M
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kularatne
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: K D M
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kumarasinghe
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Janaka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ranaweera
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, Provincial General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: P E A
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Nishanthi Ranathunga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D014757:Viper Venoms
keywords: Antivenom serum; Brain infarcts; Daboia russelii; Intracranial haemorrhage; Russell's viper; Snakebites; Sri Lanka; Subarachnoid haemorrhage