Atraumatic Splenic Rupture After Coagulopathy Owing to a Snakebite

作者：Kang Changwoo; Kim Dong Hoon^*; Kim Seong Chun; Kim Dong Seob; Jeong Chi Young

来源：WILDERNESS %26 ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 2014, 25(3): 325-328.

DOI：10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001

• snakebites
• blood coagulation disorders
• splenic rupture
• hemoperitoneum

Among the many complications that may follow envenomation by some species of venomous snakes, coagulopathy is common and well known. However, hemoperitoneum induced by coagulopathy after a snakebite is rare. Atraumatic spontaneous splenic rupture is also an uncommon and life-threatening condition. Here, we report a case of presumptive envenomation by Gloydius spp. that resulted in atraumatic splenic rupture as a probable manifestation of coagulopathy, which has not been previously reported.

• 出版日期2014