Hyponatraemia, rhabdomyolysis, alterations in blood pressure and persistent mydriasis in patients envenomed by Malayan kraits (Bungarus candidus) in southern Viet Nam

Toxicon

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1070-1075

  Trinh, Kiem Xuan ^a   Khac, Quyen Le ^b   Trinh, Long Xuan ^c   Warrell, David A ^d  

^a BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^b Choray Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altered blood pressure; Bungarus candidus; Hyponatraemia; Mydriasis; Natriuretic peptide; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; INFUSION FLUID; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY INJURY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SHOCK; SLEEP; SNAKEBITE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUNGAROTOXINS; BUNGARUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SNAKE BITES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM;

BUNGARUS CANDIDUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS;

EID: 77956059744     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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