Citation

Kang C, Kim DH, Kim SC, Kim DS, Jeong CY. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2014; 25(3): 325-328.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery (Dr Jeong), College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001

PMID

24882658

Abstract

Among the many complications that may follow envenomation by some species of venomous snakes, coagulopathy is common and well known. However, hemoperitoneum induced by coagulopathy after a snakebite is rare. Atraumatic spontaneous splenic rupture is also an uncommon and life-threatening condition. Here, we report a case of presumptive envenomation by Gloydius spp. that resulted in atraumatic splenic rupture as a probable manifestation of coagulopathy, which has not been previously reported.

Language: en