Bites by Russell's viper (Vipera russelli siamensis) in Burma: haemostatic, vascular, and renal disturbances and response to treatment.

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Of 123 patients with proved Russell's viper bite, 28% showed no evidence of envenoming, 28% had local swelling alone, but 44% had systemic envenoming manifested by incoagulable blood (100% of those admitted before treatment), thrombocytopenia (26%), spontaneous systemic bleeding (20%), hypotension (35%), evidence of increased capillary permeability (24%), and oliguria (44%). Patients with systemic envenoming usually had more local swelling than those without, but 5 had no local signs. Snake l...

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Authors: Myint-Lwin; Warrell, D; Phillips, R; Tin-Nu-Swe; Tun-Pe

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Lancet
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 8467
• Pages: 1259-1264
• Publication date: 1985-12-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)91550-8
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Snake Bites; Female; Humans; Adolescent; Hypotension; Capillary Permeability; Oliguria; Middle Aged; Blood Cell Count; Male; Antivenins; Viper Venoms; Blood Coagulation; Myanmar; Adult; Aged