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Adrenal Hematoma and Right Hemothorax after Echis Carinatus Bite: An Unusual Manifestation


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Common bleeding manifestations after viperine bite include bleeding from site of bite, bleeding gums, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and intracranial bleed. Bleeding in the adrenal gland is a rare manifestation. We report here a patient of viperine bite who developed right adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after 3 days of bite. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after Echis carinatus bite.

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Adrenal hematoma, echis carinatus, hemothorax, viperine bite
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  • Adrenal Hematoma and Right Hemothorax after Echis Carinatus Bite: An Unusual Manifestation

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Manoj Lakhotia
, India
Jagdish Singh
, India
Ronak Gandhi
, India

Abstract


Common bleeding manifestations after viperine bite include bleeding from site of bite, bleeding gums, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and intracranial bleed. Bleeding in the adrenal gland is a rare manifestation. We report here a patient of viperine bite who developed right adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after 3 days of bite. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after Echis carinatus bite.

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Adrenal hematoma, echis carinatus, hemothorax, viperine bite