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Clinical and laboratory features distinguishing between Deinagkistrodon acutus and Daboia siamensis envenomation
Provedor de dados: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Autores: Su,Hung-Yuan; Huang,Shih-Wei; Mao,Yan-Chiao; Liu,Ming-Wen; Lee,Kuo-Hsin; Lai,Pei-Fang; Tsai,Ming-Jen.
Abstract  Background: There are 6 species of venomous snakes in Taiwan. Two of them, Deinagkistrodon acutus (D. acutus) and Daboia siamensis (D. siamensis), can cause significant coagulopathy. However, a significant proportion of patients with snakebites cannot identify the correct snake species after envenomation, which hampers the application of antivenom. Hence, the differential diagnosis between the two snakebites by clinical presentations is important. This study aims to compare their clinical and laboratory features for the purpose of differential diagnosis between the two snakebites.  Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who arrived at the emergency department due to D. acutus or D. siamensis envenomation, between...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Coagulopathy; Deinagkistrodon acutus; Daboia siamensis; Snakebite; Thrombocytopenia.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100333