%0 Journal Article
%T Rhabdophis tigrinus is not a pit viper but its bites result in venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy similar to many viper bites
%J Journal of intensive care
%D 2014
%A Silva, Anjana
%A Hifumi, Toru
%A Sakai, Atsushi
%A Yamamoto, Akihiko
%A Murakawa, Masahiro
%A Ato, Manabu
%A Shibayama, Keigo
%A Ginnaga, Akihiko
%A Kato, Hiroshi
%A Koido, Yuichi
%A Inoue, Junichi
%A Abe, Yuko
%A Kawakita, Kenya
%A Hagiike, Masanobu
%A Kuroda, Yasuhiro
%V 2
%N 1
%P 43-43
%X As a response to the recent article by Hifumi et al. published in the Journal of Intensive Care, the present correspondence clarifies the family-level taxonomy of the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus). Further, the relevance of the term 'venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy,' instead of disseminated intravascular coagulation, in describing the procoagulant coagulopathy of R. tigrinus is highlighted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC
%@ 2052-0492
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-014-0043-6