Rhabdophis tigrinus is not a pit viper but its bites result in venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy similar to many viper bites
Authors:
- Anjana SilvaASAnjana Silva
- Toru HifumiTHToru Hifumi
- Atsushi SakaiASAtsushi Sakai
- Akihiko YamamotoAkihiko Yamamoto
- Masahiro MurakawaMMMasahiro Murakawa
- Manabu AtoMAManabu Ato
- Keigo ShibayamaKSKeigo Shibayama
- Akihiko GinnagaAGAkihiko Ginnaga
- Hiroshi KatoHKHiroshi Kato
- Yuichi KoidoYKYuichi Koido
- Junichi InoueJIJunichi Inoue
- Yuko AbeYAYuko Abe
Open Access
- 31 July 2014
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Intensive Care
- Vol. 2 (1) , 1-3
Abstract
As a response to the recent article by Hifumi et al. published in the Journal of Intensive Care, the present correspondence clarifies the family-level taxonomy of the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus). Further, the relevance of the term ‘venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy,’ instead of disseminated intravascular coagulation, in describing the procoagulant coagulopathy of R. tigrinus is highlighted.Keywords
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