Renal ischaemia, transient glomerular leak and acute renal tubular damage in patients envenomed by Russell's vipers (Daboia russelii siamensis) in Myanmar.

Fifty-two patients who had been bitten by Russell's vipers in Myanmar developed acute renal failure (serum creatinine exceeding 1.3 mg/dL). Thirty-four of them (65%) became oliguric, but the other 18 (35%) maintained a urine output of more than 400 mL/24 h. In oliguric patients, gastrointestina...

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Main Authors: Tin-Nu-Swe, Tin-Tun, Myint-Lwin, Thein-Than, Tun-Pe, Robertson, J, Leckie, B, Phillips, R, Warrell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993

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