FATAL INTRACEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT ANY LOCAL MANIFESTATION : A RARE SEQUELAE FOLLOWING SNAKE BITE
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Snake bite is common entity in tropical countries . India has maximum no of snake bite related deaths . The deaths are commonly due to haemotoxic and neurotoxic properties of snake venom . Intracranial findings occur with activation of coagulation pathway by procoagulant toxins. The snake venom has some toxins and enzymes namely proteases ,prothrombinase,metalloproteinases ,collagenase ,haemorrhagins . Cerebral haemorrhage include intraparenchymal , intraventricular , subarachnoid bleed . Acute tubular necrosis is the most common renal manifestation . These patients are usually treated with polyvalent antisnake venom . They have poor prognosis once cerebral manifestations occur .
[Abhijeet Singh Sachan, Prakrati Sachan, Surjeet Singh and Sateesh Chandra Verma (2020); FATAL INTRACEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT ANY LOCAL MANIFESTATION : A RARE SEQUELAE FOLLOWING SNAKE BITE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Jul). 417-420] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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