Adrenal Hematoma and Right Hemothorax after Echis Carinatus Bite: An Unusual Manifestation

Common bleeding manifestations after viperine bite include bleeding from site of bite, bleeding gums, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and intracranial bleed. Bleeding in the adrenal gland is a rare manifestation. We report here a patient of viperine bite who developed right adrenal he...

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Autores principales: Lakhotia, Manoj, Pahadiya, Hans Raj, Singh, Jagdish, Gandhi, Ronak, Bhansali, Shashank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948976
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-6580.155388
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Sumario:Common bleeding manifestations after viperine bite include bleeding from site of bite, bleeding gums, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and intracranial bleed. Bleeding in the adrenal gland is a rare manifestation. We report here a patient of viperine bite who developed right adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after 3 days of bite. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after Echis carinatus bite.

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