Citation

Kjellström BT. Acta Chir. Scand. 1989; 155(4-5): 291-292.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Gothenburg, Ostra Hospital, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Society for the Publication of Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2800879

Abstract

Gastrointestinal symptoms are the most common systemic manifestations of adder envenomation. A young, previously healthy man had severe abdominal symptoms after an adder bite. Acute pancreatitis was diagnosed at exploratory laparotomy. Adder venom contains enzymes which can, at least theoretically, cause acinar cell damage and thus trigger acute pancreatitis.

Language: en