A Case of Ischemic Colitis following Snake Bite without Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC).
- Author:
Jung Soo PARK
1
;
Hoon KIM
;
Suk Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. hopin-park@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Snake bites;
Ischemic colitis;
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- MeSH:
Aged;
Colitis, Ischemic;
Dacarbazine;
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation;
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Intestine, Large;
Korea;
Snake Bites;
Snakes
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2009;20(3):321-324
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ischemic colitis is the most common type of ischemic gastrointestinal disease. It is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine results from inadequate blood supply. Ischemic colitis mainly occurs in elderly patients and encompasses a wide clinical spectrum. A case of ischemic colitis after snake bite with DIC was first reported by Iwakiri et al in 1995; another case, in Korea, was reported by Kim et al in 2008. Here we report a case in Korea of ischemic colitis after snake bite without DIC.
