TY - JOUR
T1 - Myocarditis along with acute ischaemic cerebellar, pontine and lacunar infarction following viper bite
AU - Bhatt, Alok
AU - Menon, Aravind Ajakumar
AU - Bhat, Rama
AU - Ramamoorthi, Kusugodlu
PY - 2013/9/6
Y1 - 2013/9/6
N2 - Cerebrovascular complications are rare following viper bites. A 65-year-old man presented with loss of consciousness and developed haemiparesis following a viper bite. Coagulation parameters were severely deranged. MRI showed acute ischaemic infarction on the left side in the precentral and postcentral gyrus, hemipons and cerebellum. Troponin T was elevated and transient left bundle branch block was seen. The patient had a good outcome following treatment with Anti Snake Venom and supportive therapy. Possible mechanisms of infarction are discussed.
AB - Cerebrovascular complications are rare following viper bites. A 65-year-old man presented with loss of consciousness and developed haemiparesis following a viper bite. Coagulation parameters were severely deranged. MRI showed acute ischaemic infarction on the left side in the precentral and postcentral gyrus, hemipons and cerebellum. Troponin T was elevated and transient left bundle branch block was seen. The patient had a good outcome following treatment with Anti Snake Venom and supportive therapy. Possible mechanisms of infarction are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200336
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200336
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84885464927
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 200336
ER -