A case report of detecting subclinical coagulopathy in a patient with boomslang (Dipholidus typus) bite
South African Family Practice
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| Title | A case report of detecting subclinical coagulopathy in a patient with boomslang (Dipholidus typus) bite | |
| Creator | Tambwe, Mungela J. Lalloo, Vidya Engelbrecht, Andreas Pelle, Pholosho | |
| Description | The boomslang (Dipholidus typus) has a predominantly haemotoxic venom. Because of the consumptive nature of the coagulopathy, signs and symptoms are usually delayed by up to 72 h after the bite. Traditional laboratory coagulation assays have a long turnaround time, by which time the patient’s bleeding and clotting profile has changed. A 25-year-old male patient was bitten by a boomslang. Despite two normal laboratory coagulation assay results, a point-of-care rotational thromboelastometry showed low fibrinogen levels, leading to the administration of monovalent antivenom. This report highlights the value of point-of-care thromboelastometry in the care of patients with subclinical boomslang envenomation. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-08-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5299 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 3; 5 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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