Clinical and laboratory features distinguishing between Deinagkistrodon acutus and Daboia siamensis envenomation

[摘要] BackgroundThere are 6 species of venomous snakes in Taiwan. Two of them, Deinagkistrodon acutus (D. acutus) and Daboia siamensis (D. siamensis), can cause significant coagulopathy. However, a significant proportion of patients with snakebites cannot identify the correct snake species after envenomation, which hampers the application of antivenom. Hence, the differential diagnosis between the two snakebites by clinical presentations is important. This study aims to compare their clinical and laboratory features for the purpose of differential diagnosis between the two snakebites.

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学

[关键词] Coagulopathy;Deinagkistrodon acutus;Daboia siamensis;Snakebite;Thrombocytopenia