Frequent and potentially fatal envenoming by hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale and H. nepa) in Sri Lanka: lack of effective antivenom

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1120-1126

  Ariaratnam, C A ^a   Thuraisingam, V ^b   Kularatne, S A M ^c   Sheriff, M H R ^a   Theakston, R D G ^d   de Silva, A ^b   Warrell, D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b University of Peradeniya ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Antihaemostatic disorder; Antivenom; Hump nosed pit viper; Hypnale hypnale; Snake bite; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLEEDING; CHILD; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DYSPNEA; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOOT AMPUTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; LD 50; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RIGOR; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN SWELLING; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SNAKEBITE; SRI LANKA; TOURNIQUET; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SNAKE BITES; SRI LANKA; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE; YOUNG ADULT;

CROTALINAE; ECHIS CARINATUS; HYPNALE HYPNALE; NEPA; SERPENTES; VIPERINAE;

EID: 53549103552     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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