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Acute kidney injury following Russell’s viper bite in the pediatric population: a 6-year experience

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Abstract

Background

Snake bite continues to be an important public health problem in tropical countries, and Russell’s viper is common in south-Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.

Case-Diagnosis/Treatment

Russell’s viper envenomation can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) by various mechanisms. Few studies address AKI following Russell’s viper bite in the pediatric population.

Conclusions

In this study, we report our center’s 6-year experience of such pediatric patients and identify the poor prognostic factors.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Science, Imphal, India

    Rajesh Waikhom

  2. Department of Nephrology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Ludhiana, India

    Vikas Makkar

  3. Department of Nephrology, Institute Of Post Graduate and Medical Research, Kolkata, India

    Dipankar Sarkar, Krishna Patil, Ametasver Singh & Mahesh Bennikal

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Waikhom, R., Makkar, V., Sarkar, D. et al. Acute kidney injury following Russell’s viper bite in the pediatric population: a 6-year experience. Pediatr Nephrol 28, 2393–2396 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-013-2601-x

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