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Viper-induced Consumptive Coagulopathy from a Decapitated Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We present the case of a patient who presented with viper-induced consumptive coagulopathy after a bite on the thumb from a decapitated eastern diamondback rattlesnake. The patient was evaluated and treated in the Emergency Department and was admitted to the intensive care unit.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6575

Authors: Nicholas V Titelbaum, Samyr Elbadri, James L Wilson, Bobby Desai, Michael Falgiani

Institutions: University of Central Florida, HCA Healthcare

Language: English

Topic: Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

Subfield: Toxicology

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: HCA Healthcare