Disseminated intravascular coagulation like syndrome and cerebral hemorrhage caused by snake venom: a case report

• 발행기관: 조선대학교 의학연구원
• 저자명: Sung Min Lee Kyung Hoon Sun
• 간행물 정보: 『Medical Biological Science and Engineering』제7권 제1호, 64~67쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.01.31

국문 초록

Snake venom can cause hematological abnormalities such as thrombocytopenia and dissemi-nated intravascular coagulation (DIC)-like syndrome. Exposure to snake venom has been asso-ciated with specific clinical symptoms, such as bleeding; however, most patients are asymp-tomatic. This study reports the rare case of a 75-year-old male patient, with no medical history except benign prostate hyperplasia, who was bitten by a supposed viper snake and developed subarachnoid, intraventricular, and intracranial hemorrhages in the absence of any neurovascular abnormalities, including aneurysm. After being bitten by a snake, the patient received anti-ven-om treatment at the first hospital and visited the emergency room. His blood tests showed DIC and clinical symptoms revealed gingival bleeding and hematuria. Despite receiving additional an-ti-venom treatment, blood transfusions, and vitamin K to correct coagulopathy, a cerebral hem-orrhage occurred 3 h after his arrival to our hospital, and his consciousness rapidly deteriorated.

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Snake bite Disseminated intravascular coagulation Subarachnoid hemorrhage Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage Intracranial hemorrhage