Citation

Francis KR, Jayamanne S, Premawardhena A. Ceylon Med. J. 2022; 67(3): 123-125.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Sri Lanka Medical Association)

DOI

10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9701

PMID

37934020

Abstract

Autonomic instability is a rare complication following elapid bites. Blindness too is a rare complication following Russell's viper bite and is most likely due to cerebral infarction or direct ocular toxicity. We report a case of a young male from Sri Lanka who developed both transient blindness and autonomic instability following severe envenomation by a Russell's viper bite.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Male; Animals; Sri Lanka; *Russell's Viper; *Snake Bites/complications; Blindness/complications; Viper Venoms