Brainstem ischemic stroke after to Bothrops atrox snakebite
We report case of a 48 years old woman bitten on her right foot by a Bothrops atrox viper. As a result, she developed a severe coagulopathy which improved with application of polyvalent antivenom. Four days after bite she suffered a devastating brainstem ischemic stroke. Possible pathogenetic mechan...
- Autores:
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Cañas Dávila, Carlos Alberto
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad ICESI
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio ICESI
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/81403
- Acceso en línea:
- https://nebulosa.icesi.edu.co:2615/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84982261551&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Brainstem+ischemic+stroke+after+to+Bothrops+atrox+snakebite&st2=&sid=9CD270C77FDA3476BC7D0B317DCBF81D.wsnAw8kcdt7IPYLO0V48gA%3A940&sot=b&s
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.08.005
- Palabra clave:
- Ciencias socio biomédicas
Mordeduras de serpientes
Medical sciences
- Rights
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
| Summary: | We report case of a 48 years old woman bitten on her right foot by a Bothrops atrox viper. As a result, she developed a severe coagulopathy which improved with application of polyvalent antivenom. Four days after bite she suffered a devastating brainstem ischemic stroke. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed. |
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