Coagulopathy and fibrinolysis following the bite of a hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-

  Premawardena, A P ^a   Seneviratne, S L ^a   Jayanthi, S ^a   Gunatilake, S B ^a   De Silva, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Fibrinolysis; Hump nosed viper; Hypnale hypnale; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLISTER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SNAKEBITE;

HYPNALE HYPNALE; SERPENTES; VIPER;

EID: 15844423166     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90257-6     Document Type: Article

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