Shetty Sahana, Abi Manesh S, Hickson Ravali, David Thambu, Rajaratnam Simon
J Assoc Physicians India. 2014 Nov;62(11):55-7.
Snake venom can cause local tissue damage and lead to coagulopathy, shock, neurotoxicity and acute kidney injury. Hypopituitarism is a rare complication following snake bite. It has been described following Russell's viper bite from Burma and South India. Herein we describe a patient who presented with severe thyrotoxicosis and partial hypopituitarism following snake bite.
蛇毒可导致局部组织损伤,并引发凝血病、休克、神经毒性和急性肾损伤。垂体功能减退是蛇咬伤后一种罕见的并发症。在缅甸和印度南部被罗素蝰蛇咬伤后曾有过相关描述。在此,我们描述一名蛇咬伤后出现严重甲状腺毒症和部分垂体功能减退的患者。