Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case

Abstract

Hump-nosed pit viper (Genus Hypnale) is a medically important venomous snake in Sri Lanka and Southwestern India which causes significant morbidity and mortality. Envenoming of this snake results in hemostastic dysfunction, thrombotic microangiopathy, acute kidney injury and death. This case describes an authenticated first case of ischemic stroke in a 65 year old male following envenoming by H.hypnale in Sri Lanka. © 2012 Jeevagan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.