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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00645-w
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