Open AccessAcute kidney injury following rhabdomyolysis and sepsis after non-poisonous desert monitor bite
Author(s) -
Poonam Gupta,
Prateek Verma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_241_17
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , desert (philosophy) , sepsis , acute kidney injury , complication , lizard , intensive care medicine , surgery , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
The desert monitor, Varanus griseus , is a species of desert monitor lizard found in North-Western India. They are believed to be non-poisonous. We report a case of Indian desert monitor bite leading to acute renal failure following rhabdomyolysis and severe sepsis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment resulted in the favourable outcome. This is author's intent to highlight the complication that may occur after Indian desert monitor bite.