Afibrinogenemia following snake bite (Crotalus durissus terrificus)
This paper reports two cases of afibrinogenemia with normal platelet count following Crotalus durissus terrificus, snake bite Both patients presented high output acute renal failure and case two also had increased blood levels of CPK and LDH compatible with the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis. Case one...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:13db4cc0b6e34151a03e171acf9c48a6 2024-09-09T19:25:20+00:00 Afibrinogenemia following snake bite (Crotalus durissus terrificus) C. F. S. Amaral N. A. Rezende T. M. G. Pedrosa O. A. da Silva E. R. P. Pedroso 1988-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651988000400007 https://doaj.org/article/13db4cc0b6e34151a03e171acf9c48a6 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651988000400007&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651988000400007 https://doaj.org/article/13db4cc0b6e34151a03e171acf9c48a6 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 288-292 (1988) Afibrinogenemia Acidente ofídico crotálico Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1988 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651988000400007 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z This paper reports two cases of afibrinogenemia with normal platelet count following Crotalus durissus terrificus, snake bite Both patients presented high output acute renal failure and case two also had increased blood levels of CPK and LDH compatible with the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis. Case one was given an unknown amount of antivenom and was treated with epsilonaminocaproic acid and a fresh whole blood transfusion and showed recovery of the coagulation disturbance 40 hours following these measures. Case two was given an adequate amount of crotalide antivenom and the coagulation tests performed 12 hours later showed a normal partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen 86 mg/100ml. Case one presented no haemorrhagic disturbances. Case two presented persistent bleeding following venopuncture and after removal of impetigo crust in the legs. Acute renal failure was treated conservatively and both patients were discharged from the hospital with recovery of the renal function. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 30 4 288 292 |
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This paper reports two cases of afibrinogenemia with normal platelet count following Crotalus durissus terrificus, snake bite Both patients presented high output acute renal failure and case two also had increased blood levels of CPK and LDH compatible with the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis. Case one was given an unknown amount of antivenom and was treated with epsilonaminocaproic acid and a fresh whole blood transfusion and showed recovery of the coagulation disturbance 40 hours following these measures. Case two was given an adequate amount of crotalide antivenom and the coagulation tests performed 12 hours later showed a normal partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen 86 mg/100ml. Case one presented no haemorrhagic disturbances. Case two presented persistent bleeding following venopuncture and after removal of impetigo crust in the legs. Acute renal failure was treated conservatively and both patients were discharged from the hospital with recovery of the renal function. |
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Afibrinogenemia following snake bite (Crotalus durissus terrificus) |
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Afibrinogenemia following snake bite (Crotalus durissus terrificus) |
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