Afibrinogenemia Following Snake Bite (Crotalus Durissus Terrificus)
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- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 29 (6) , 1453-1455
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.1453
Abstract
Following the bite of Crotalus durissus terrificus, an 11-year-old boy developed afibrinogenemia and high output acute renal failure. His platelet count remained within normal limits. He was treated with epsilon aminocaproic acid and whole fresh blood transfusion, with full recovery from afibrinogenemia 40 hours after the beginning of these measures and 75 hours after the snake bite. No hemorrhagic disturbances were present. The acute renal failure was treated conservatively, and the patient recovered 12 days after the snake bite and was discharged from hospital with no sequelae.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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