Citation

Shivanthan MC, Yudhishdran J, Navinan R, Rajapakse S. J. Venom Anim. Toxins Incl. Trop. Dis. 2014; 20: 24.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Medicine, and project lead, Tropical Medicine Research Unit, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos)

DOI

10.1186/1678-9199-20-24

PMID

24948957

PMCID

PMC4062887

Abstract

Hump-nosed viper bites are common in the Indian subcontinent. In the past, hump-nosed vipers (Hypnale species) were considered moderately venomous snakes whose bites result mainly in local envenoming. However, a variety of severe local effects, hemostatic dysfunction, microangiopathic hemolysis, kidney injury and death have been reported following envenoming by Hypnale species. We systematically reviewed the medical literature on the epidemiology, toxin profile, diagnosis, and clinical, laboratory and postmortem features of hump-nosed viper envenoming, and highlight the need for development of an effective antivenom.

Language: en