TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral parotid enlargement following snake bite
T2 - A rare sign
AU - Deepak, Madi
AU - Basavaprabhu, Achappa
AU - Ramapuram, John T.
AU - Nithyananda, Chowta
AU - Mahalingam, Soundarya
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Snakebite is a common medical emergency in India. Unusual complications may occur after viper bite. Bilateral parotid enlargement after viper bite is a rare entity. An 18-year old gentleman presented to our hospital with history of viper bite. On examination he had cellulitis of right lower limb. He developed swelling of both the parotid glands 12 h after admission. He developed coagulopathy, acute renal failure and died within 48 h of hospital admission. Development of parotid swelling after snake bite is associated with poor prognosis. This case is found worth reporting as it is an unusual complication having prognostic value.
AB - Snakebite is a common medical emergency in India. Unusual complications may occur after viper bite. Bilateral parotid enlargement after viper bite is a rare entity. An 18-year old gentleman presented to our hospital with history of viper bite. On examination he had cellulitis of right lower limb. He developed swelling of both the parotid glands 12 h after admission. He developed coagulopathy, acute renal failure and died within 48 h of hospital admission. Development of parotid swelling after snake bite is associated with poor prognosis. This case is found worth reporting as it is an unusual complication having prognostic value.
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U2 - 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60041-6
DO - 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60041-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 23593596
AN - SCOPUS:84873034238
SN - 2221-1691
VL - 3
SP - 154
EP - 155
JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
JF - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
IS - 2
ER -