Case Reports
A case report on Bradycardia: a rare manifestation of Saw scaled viper bite
Authors:
K. Varuni ,
Teaching hospital Jaffna, LK
S. Sivansuthan,
Teaching hospital Jaffna, LK
G. Pratheepan,
Teaching hospital Jaffna, LK
S. Gajanthan
Teaching hospital Jaffna, LK
Abstract
Saw scaled viper is one of the venomous snakes in Sri Lanka. (1) It has different species worldwide. Bleeding manifestations and mortality are varying among them. There is no reported case on saw scaled bite related death in Sri Lanka. (1) Coagulopathy is the commonest manifestation. Here we are reporting the case report on Bradycardia following saw scaled viper bite for the first time. It has occurred after 72 hours and recovered with isoprenaline.
How to Cite:
Varuni K, Sivansuthan S, Pratheepan G, Gajanthan S. A case report on Bradycardia: a rare manifestation of Saw scaled viper bite. Jaffna Medical Journal. 2019;31(1):37–9. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jmj.v31i1.66
Published on
19 Aug 2019.
Peer Reviewed
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