Report of two cases: Rattlesnake venom-induced thrombocytopenia

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-470

  Odeleye, Abiodun A ^a   Presley, Ali E ^a   Passwater, Michael E ^a   Mintz, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenin; Cro Fab ; Platelet transfusion; Rattlesnake envenomation; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

CROFAB; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; MONOCROTALINE; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS; MALE; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; SNAKE BITES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

SERPENTES;

EID: 11144305314     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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