Unmasking the ties of snake bite poisoning and COVID-19

• Published in: Ain-Shams journal of anesthesiology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Chander, Anjuman, Samra, Tanvir, Loganathan, Sekar, Mahajan, Varun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 28.07.2022; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: ASV; Case Report; Coagulopathy; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Critical Care Medicine; Intensive; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Poisoning; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Snake bite; Snakes; Surgery; COVID-19; ASV; Snake bite; Coagulopathy

Background Snake bite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease with variable clinical presentation, neurotoxic manifestations (respiratory paralysis), rhabdomyolysis, cardiotoxicity, autonomic hyperactivity, and/or coagulation abnormalities. There is limited data on the clinical course of the enve...