文章基本信息
- 标题：Life threatening intracerebral haemorrhage following saw- scaled viper (Echis carinatus) envenoming-authenticated case report from Sri Lanka
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- 作者：Chathuranga Lakmal Fonseka ; Vijayabala Jeevagan ; Christeine Ariaranee Gnanathasan 等
- 期刊名称：BMC Emergency Medicine
- 印刷版ISSN：1471-227X
- 电子版ISSN：1471-227X
- 出版年度：2013
- 卷号：13
- 期号：1
- 页码：5
- DOI：10.1186/1471-227X-13-5
- 语种：English
- 出版社：BioMed Central
- 摘要：
Background
Echis carinatus (Saw scaled viper {SSV}) is a venomous snake found in the parts of Middle East and Central Asia. SSV envenoming is characterized by local swelling and coagulopathy. Various bleeding manifestations are commonly seen with SSV envenoming. In contrast to other part of Asia, saw scale viper envenoming has not been reported to cause life threatening haemorrhagic manifestations in Sri Lanka.
Case presentation
We report a 19 years old healthy boy who developed massive left temporo-parietal intra cerebral haemorrhage following Echis carinatus (Saw scaled viper) bite in Sri Lanka.
Conclusion
Although subspecies of SSV in Sri Lanka is regarded as a ‘non lethal venomous snake’, the occurrence of rare potentially fatal complications such as intracerebral haemorrhage should be considered in their management. This case report is intended to bring the awareness of this fatal complication of SSV envenoming in Sri Lanka.
