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Envenoming by Viridovipera stejnegeri snake: a patient with liver cirrhosis presenting disruption of hemostatic balance
Provedor de dados: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Autores: Chien,Chih-Ying; Liao,Shu-Chen; Liao,Chien-Hung; Huang,Ting-Shuo; Chen,Yu-Hsien.
Abstract  Background  In most cases of envenoming by the green habu Viridovipera stejnegeri in Taiwan coagulopathy is not observed.  Case presentation  Herein, we describe the case of a patient with liver cirrhosis who developed venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy after V. stejnegeri bite. Laboratory investigation revealed the following: prothrombin time &gt; 100 s (international normalized ratio &gt; 10), activated partial thromboplastin time &gt; 100 s, fibrinogen &lt; 50 mg/dL, and fibrin degradation product &gt; 80 μg/mL. The patient recovered after administration of bivalent hemorrhagic antivenom, vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate.  Conclusion  The liver, directly involved in the acute phase reaction, is the main responsible for...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report
Palavras-chave: Snakebite; Liver cirrhosis; Coagulopathy.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100501