Hemorrhagic Stroke Revealing a Snake Bite: A Case Report

In Morocco, envenomations caused by viper bites and scorpion stings are frequent and associated with high lethality. It occurs mainly during the summer season with a peak between June and August. It is a medical emergency requiring intensive care. It is a life-threatening disease mainly due to the systemic hemorrhagic syndrome. Here, we present the clinical course of a patient in his 50s who suffered a snakebite and describe the neurological sequelae. The patient was admitted to the emergency room in a state of unconsciousness with gangrene on the right foot. An emergency brain scan showed meningeal hemorrhage and intracerebral hematomas. The biological assessment revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation. The evolution of the clinical course was rapidly unfavorable and the patient died within 24 hours of admission.