Afibrinogenemia following snake bite (Crotalus durissus terrificus)

This paper reports two cases of afibrinogenemia with normal platelet count following Crotalus durissus terrificus, snake bite Both patients presented high output acute renal failure and case two also had increased blood levels of CPK and LDH compatible with the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis. Case one...

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Main Authors: C. F. S. Amaral, N. A. Rezende, T. M. G. Pedrosa, O. A. da Silva, E. R. P. Pedroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1988-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651988000400007&lng=en&tlng=en