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Epidemiological and clinical features of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale and Hypnale zara) envenoming in children

BACKGROUND: Bites by the hump-nosed pit vipers (HNPV) of the genus Hypnale are the commonest type of venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka. Their bites frequently cause local effects while rarely causing systemic envenoming, that may include acute kidney injury and coagulopathy. There are 3 species of ge...

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Autores principales: Rathnayaka, R. M. M. K. Namal, Ranathunga, P. E. Anusha Nishanthi, Kularatne, S. A. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9822102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36548435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011013