• S. Afr. Med. J. · Mar 2016

    Case Reports

    Haemotoxic snakebite in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A case presenting with haematemesis.

    • Mark Wagener.
    • Ngwelezane Hospital, Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mark.wagener2@gmail.com.
    • S. Afr. Med. J. 2016 Mar 30; 106 (5): 44-5.

    AbstractA 36-year-old man who had been bitten on his left index finger by a snake identified as a boomslang (Dispholidus typus) presented with haematemesis and hypovolaemic shock. Coagolopathy was presumed, and the platelet count was 2 × 10⁹/L. Findings on upper endoscopy included oesophageal petechial haemorrhages, severe haemorrhagic gastritis and an antral ulcer. The patient was successfully managed using freeze-dried plasma, packed red blood cells, isotonic crystalloids and polyvalent antivenom.

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