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J Assoc Physicians India
; 62(11): 55-7, 2014 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26281485
RESUMO
Snake venom can cause local tissue damage and lead to coagulopathy, shock, neurotoxicity and acute kidney injury. Hypopituitarism is a rare complication following snake bite. It has been described following Russell's viper bite from Burma and South India. Herein we describe a patient who presented with severe thyrotoxicosis and partial hypopituitarism following snake bite.