Acute hypopituitarism - a rare complication of vasculotoxic snake bite: A case report

Venomous snake bite is an important public health hazard in tropical countries including India. Vasculotoxic snake bites are well known to cause local cellulitis, local tissue necrosis, bleeding manifestations, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), acute kidney injury (AKI), shock, cardiac a...

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Published in:	The journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 144 - 147
Main Authors:	Saxena, Amrish, Srivastava, Ajit, Rajput, Atul, Tiewsoh, Iadarilang, Jajoo, Ulhas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-07-2014 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Acute kidney injury Bites and stings Causes of Complications and side effects disseminated intravascular coagulation Health aspects Hypopituitarism Poisonous snakes snake bite India
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Summary:	Venomous snake bite is an important public health hazard in tropical countries including India. Vasculotoxic snake bites are well known to cause local cellulitis, local tissue necrosis, bleeding manifestations, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), acute kidney injury (AKI), shock, cardiac arrhythmia, neurotoxicity, coma, and death. We present the case of a 30-year-old female who was bitten by a Russell′s viper snake and complicated by AKI, DIC, and acute hypopituitarism during her hospital course. Acute hypopituitarism as a complication of snake bite is a rare entity.
ISSN:	0971-9903
DOI:	10.4103/0971-9903.138440