Inadequacy of present polyspecific anti snakevenom- A study from central Kerala

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1225-1228

  Kumar, Veerendra ^a   Sabitha, P ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Coagulopathy; Envenomation; Humpnosed pitviper; Hypnale hypnale; Kerala; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENVENOMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOPTYSIS; HEMOTOXIC ENVENOMATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDIAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXIC ENVENOMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROTID ENLARGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; SHOCK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAKE BITES; SNAKES;

EID: 80054727872     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0396-y     Document Type: Article

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