Delayed massive pulmonary thromboembolic phenomenon following envenomation by Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)

Thromb Haemost. 2010 Jul;104(1):186-8. doi: 10.1160/TH09-12-0874. Epub 2010 Apr 13.

Authors

Ramesh Bhagat¹, Kapil Sharma, Ravi Sarode, Yu-Min Shen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8852, USA.

PMID: 20390235
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-12-0874

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antivenins / therapeutic use
Crotalid Venoms / adverse effects
Crotalus
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism / pathology
Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Respiration, Artificial
Snake Bites*

Substances

Antivenins
Crotalid Venoms