Life-threatening hyponatremia after krait bite envenoming - A new syndrome

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 956-957

  Höjer, Jonas ^a   Tran Hung, Ha ^b   Warrell, David ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metabolic; Respiratory support; Snakes

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SNAKEBITE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BUNGARUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; SNAKE BITES;

BUNGARUS; BUNGARUS CANDIDUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 78650490575     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.533677     Document Type: Article

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