An Atypical Clinical Manifestation of a Hump-Nosed Pit Viper Envenomation
Envenomations by hump-nosed pit vipers (HNVs) are frequent in Sri Lanka and in South India. Until recently, HNV was considered a moderately venomous snake. Here, we report a case of a previously healthy female developing all the known serious complications, plus some previously unreported complicati...
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| Main Authors: | N. D. B. Ehelepola, C. N. Karunathilaka, G. L. H. S. Liyanage, W. A. C. B. Wickramaarachchi, J. R. P. U. Samarathunga, Wasantha P. Dissanayake |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4172395 |
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