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A lethal case of mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii) bite: severe bowel symptoms as a lethal sign
Osamu Okamoto1, Ryuta Nakashima2, Soichiro Yamamoto3
1Dermatology unit Oita City Medical Association's Almeida Memorial Hospital Oita Japan.
Case:
We report a lethal case of a mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii) bite. An 84-year-old woman was bitten by a mamushi snake on her right elbow. She was initially treated at another hospital, however, because the swelling expanded and her renal function worsened, she was transferred to our hospital. Compartment syndrome, thrombocytopenia, respiratory arrest, and elevated creatinine kinase and lactose dehydrogenase levels were seen; renal failure progressed, and ileus and peritonitis due to colon perforation occurred.
Outcome:
The patient died 35 days after the bite. An autopsy revealed widespread necrosis of the ileum, colon, and liver.
Conclusion:
This report supplies useful clinical information on the treatment of severe mamushi bite cases, and severe abdominal symptoms, such as ileus and melena, may be a lethal sign.
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