TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Hump-nosed viper bite: an important but under-recognized cause of systemic envenoming
JO  - Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
A1  - Shivanthan, Mitrakrishnan Chrishan
A1  - Yudhishdran, Jevon
A1  - Navinan, Rayno
A1  - Rajapakse, Senaka
SP  - 24
EP  - 24
VL  - 20
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1678-9180
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-24
ID  - ref1
ER  -