Affiliation:
1. Assistant Professor, Department Of Internal Medicine, Thanjavur Medical College And Hospital, Thanjavur
2. III Year Post Graduate, Department Of Internal Medicine, Thanjavur Medical College And Hospital, Thanjavur *C
Abstract
Background: Snake bites cause substantial mortality and morbidity in India. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is as important cause of mortality in
patients with vasculotoxic snake bite.Methods: Fifty patients of snake envenomation who got admitted in the Department of Internal medicine of
a tertiary care centre for a period of six months formed the study group. Out of these 25 patients were controls and other 25 patients were cases, they
were assessed for progression to AKI and various clinical and biochemical parameters were analysed. Results: It was found that the mean platelet
count was lower in the patients with elevated renal parameters.The proportions of patients with albuminuria and thrombocytopenia are higher in
the cases. The commonest snake bite was Russell's Viper and mortality was 6% in our study. Conclusion:Albuminuria and thrombocytopenia were
associated with acute kidney injury and are important early predictors of acute kidney injury.
Subject
Physiology (medical),Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Physiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Pollution,General Environmental Science,Waste Management and Disposal,Artificial Intelligence,Cognitive Neuroscience,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Pharmacology,General Immunology and Microbiology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Bioengineering,Biotechnology,Cell Biology,Molecular Biology,Pharmacology (medical),Gastroenterology,Oncology,Rheumatology,Immunology and Allergy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science