Nephrotoxicity in krait bite: a rare case series of three fatalities in consecutive bites by a single snake

Nephrotoxicity in krait bite: a rare case series of three fatalities in consecutive bites by a single snake

Abstract Background Death due to poisonous snakebite is a formidable health hazard. It is a matter of concern especially in agrarian countries. Clinically snakebite envenomation are neurotoxic and vasculotoxic. Krait (Bungarus faciatus) Venom is essentially neurotoxic.Nephrotoxicity in krait bite is...

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Main Authors: Naren Sarkar, Souvik Basu, Preeti Chandra, Soumeek Chowdhuri, Partha Pratim Mukhopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Pathology
Single snake
Krait bite
Kidney
Interstitial nephritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-018-0040-3

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