Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka
Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province. Viperine snakes, mainly Russell’s viper envenomation, frequently lead to acute renal failure. During the last two decades, an agrochemical nephropathy, a chronic tubulo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c6939e1eaa8f4eca85c97759e8aea190 2023-05-15T15:04:35+02:00 Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka Anjana Silva Rivikelum Samarasinghe Senaka Pilapitiya Niroshana Dahanayake Sisira Siribaddana 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-33 https://doaj.org/article/c6939e1eaa8f4eca85c97759e8aea190 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200505&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 1678-9199 doi:10.1186/1678-9199-20-33 https://doaj.org/article/c6939e1eaa8f4eca85c97759e8aea190 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 0 (2014) Snakebite Chronic kidney disease Agricultural nephropathy Epidemiology Anuria Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-33 2022-12-31T03:53:07Z Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province. Viperine snakes, mainly Russell’s viper envenomation, frequently lead to acute renal failure. During the last two decades, an agrochemical nephropathy, a chronic tubulointerstitial disease has rapidly spread over this area leading to high morbidity and mortality. Most of the epidemiological characteristics of these two conditions overlap, increasing the chances of co-occurrence. Herein, we describe four representative cases of viperine snakebites leading to variable clinical presentations, in patients with chronic agrochemical nephropathy, including two patients presented with acute and delayed anuria. These cases suggest the possibility of unusual manifestations of snakebite in patients with Sri Lankan agrochemical nephropathy, of which the clinicians should be aware. It could be postulated that the existing scenario in the Central America could also lead to similar clinical presentations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 20 1 33 |
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Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province. Viperine snakes, mainly Russell’s viper envenomation, frequently lead to acute renal failure. During the last two decades, an agrochemical nephropathy, a chronic tubulointerstitial disease has rapidly spread over this area leading to high morbidity and mortality. Most of the epidemiological characteristics of these two conditions overlap, increasing the chances of co-occurrence. Herein, we describe four representative cases of viperine snakebites leading to variable clinical presentations, in patients with chronic agrochemical nephropathy, including two patients presented with acute and delayed anuria. These cases suggest the possibility of unusual manifestations of snakebite in patients with Sri Lankan agrochemical nephropathy, of which the clinicians should be aware. It could be postulated that the existing scenario in the Central America could also lead to similar clinical presentations. |
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Anjana Silva Rivikelum Samarasinghe Senaka Pilapitiya Niroshana Dahanayake Sisira Siribaddana |
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Anjana Silva Rivikelum Samarasinghe Senaka Pilapitiya Niroshana Dahanayake Sisira Siribaddana |
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Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka |
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Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka |
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Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka |
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Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka |
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Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka |
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viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural sri lanka |
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