Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 12, 2026

A Murine Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Published on: November 21, 2013
Adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after echis carinatus bite: an unusual manifestation
Manoj Lakhotia1, Hans Raj Pahadiya1, Jagdish Singh1
1Department of Medicine, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:
Common bleeding manifestations after viperine bite include bleeding from site of bite, bleeding gums, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and intracranial bleed. Bleeding in the adrenal gland is a rare manifestation. We report here a patient of viperine bite who developed right adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after 3 days of bite. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of adrenal hematoma and right hemothorax after Echis carinatus bite.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cardiac Catheterization II: Right Heart Catheterization
Epistaxis
Etiology
Possible causes of this condition include high blood pressure, trauma, low humidity, upper respiratory tract infections, allergies, foreign bodies, nasal inhalation of corticosteroids or illicit drugs, excessive use of decongestant nasal sprays, facial or nasal surgery, anatomic malformation, tumors, or systemic...

