Citation

Senthilkumaran S, Menezes RG, Hussain SA, Luis SA, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2018; 29(4): 504-507.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Irungalur, Trichy, India (Prof Thirumalaikolundusubramanian).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2018.06.001

PMID

30309826

Abstract

Snakebite envenomation is an important public health problem in tropical countries. We report a case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a 28-y-old man with Russell's viper bite that occurred in the Sathyamangalam forest range in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In this case, a combination of early bite recognition, hospital-based supportive care, corticosteroid therapy, and timely administration of polyvalent antivenom resulted in a favorable clinical outcome.

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Language: en

Keywords

Vasculotoxicity; adrenal hemorrhage; snakes; venoms