Presumptive thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following a hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) bite: a case report

Presumptive thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following a hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) bite: a case report

Hump-nosed viper bites are frequent in southern India and Sri Lanka. However, the published literature on this snakebite is limited and its venom composition is not well characterized. In this case, we report a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-like syndrome following envenoming which...

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Main Authors:	Milinda Withana, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Ariaranee Gnanathasan, Lallindra Gooneratne
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SciELO 2014-08-01
Series:	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:	Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Hump-nosed viper Thrombotic microangiopathy Snakebite Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200504&lng=en&tlng=en

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