A rare case of acute myocardial infarction with heart failure following hump-nosed viper bite in a Sri Lankan female
Abstract Background Hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) bites are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in southern India and Sri Lanka, accounting for 27 and 77% of venomous snake bites, respectively. Previously, we knew them to be moderately venomous snakes, primarily causing local envenoma...
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Main Authors: | W. M. D. A. S. Wanninayake, Tilan Aponso, Manohari Seneviratne, Dhanapala Dissanayake |
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Language: | English |
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2025-01-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00645-w |
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