Thrombotic microangiopathy in two tiger snake envenomations

Title: Thrombotic microangiopathy in two tiger snake envenomations
Creator: Casamento, A. J.; Isbister, G. K.
Relation: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Vol. 39, Issue 6, p. 1124-1127
Relation: http://www.aaic.net.au/Document/?D=20110244
Publisher: Australian Society of Anaesthetists
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2011
Description: Thrombotic microangiopathies are a rare group of disorders with features such as microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and renal failure. Thrombotic microangiopathy has been previously reported in association with envenomation from a number of snake species. We present the first two reported cases of thrombotic microangiopathy caused by envenomation from the common tiger snake (Notechis scutatus). Both patients had classical features of thrombotic microangiopathy with microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and renal failure commencing in the first 48 hours after envenomation. The presentations and recovery were similar to case presentations of other snakebite envenomation associated thrombotic microangiopathies. Normal ADAMTS13 activity suggests that plasmapharesis may not be beneficial, although this needs further investigation.
Subject: thrombotic microangiopathy; tiger snake; envenomation
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1048121
Identifier: uon:14876
Identifier: ISSN:0310-057X
Language: eng
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