Open AccessThrombotic microangiopathy: An under-recognised cause of snake-bite-related acute kidney injury
Author(s) -
Indu Ramachandra Rao,
Ravindra Prabhu Attur,
Shankar Prasad Nagaraju,
Dharshan Rangaswamy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_280_18
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombotic microangiopathy , acute kidney injury , oliguria , azotemia , microangiopathic hemolytic anemia , creatinine , envenomation , renal replacement therapy , surgery , gastroenterology , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , renal function , disease , ecology , platelet , venom , biology
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) as a cause of snake-bite-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) is rarely reported. Very little is known about the clinical course, optimal management, and prognosis of this entity. We describe a series of snake-bite-induced TMA and compare their outcomes with those without TMA.