Deep coma and hypokalaemia of unknown aetiology following Bungarus caeruleus bites: Exploration of pathophysiological mechanisms with two case studies

Bungarotoxin present in Bungarus caeruleus (BC) causes life threatening respiratory muscle paralysis. Deep coma and hypokalaemia have been observed in a significant proportion of patients, but the cause is unknown. We postulate the likely mechanism behind these two phenomena. We studied clinical det...

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Autores principales: Gawarammana, Indika Bandara, Mudiyanselage Kularatne, Senanayake Abeysinghe, Kularatne, Keerthi, Waduge, Roshita, Weerasinghe, Vajira Senaka, Bowatta, Sunil, Senanayake, Nimal
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Library Publishing Media 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544185

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544185

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