Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25 (22): 6920-6923
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202111_27240

Bothrops envenomation and liver hematoma

J. Freire de Carvalho, P.P. Quispe Torrez

Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Univesidade Federal da Bahia L, Brasil. jotafc@gmail.com


OBJECTIVE: To describe a young patient who had a Bothrops envenomation (BE) and evolved with shock and subcapsular liver hematoma. Moreover, a review on BE and liver hematoma was also performed.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: A systematic screening of articles was conducted and all articles on the association between BE and liver hematoma were included. A new case report is added to the published list. The following terms were used: “Bothrops” and “liver hematoma” or “liver hemorrhage.”

RESULTS: This literature search found only one article describing one patient with BE and liver hematoma. We performed our analysis by adding our present case, with a total of 2 cases. Both patients came from Brazil. One of them needed blood transfusions. They both had a good outcome.

CONCLUSIONS: We systematically reviewed all published cases of BE and liver hematoma. It is a rare manifestation of ophidism. Physicians should be alert for patients with shock or abdominal pain after BE; they need to perform an ultrasound to exclude liver hematoma.

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J. Freire de Carvalho, P.P. Quispe Torrez
Bothrops envenomation and liver hematoma

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2021
Vol. 25 - N. 22
Pages: 6920-6923
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202111_27240