Hyponatraemia and seizures in Merrem’s hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: a case report

Hyponatraemia and seizures in Merrem’s hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: a case report

Abstract Background Hump-nosed pit vipers (Genus: Hypnale) are medically important snakes in Sri Lanka and South India. Merrem’s Hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) frequently leads to potentially fatal envenomings in Sri Lanka and India. Venom-induced consumption coagulopathay (VICC), local enve...

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Main Authors: Umesh de Silva, Chamara Sarathchandra, Hemal Senanayake, Senaka Pilapitiya, Sisira Siribaddana, Anjana Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hypnale hypnale
Envenoming
Hyponatremia
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1756-2

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