Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka

Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province. Viperine snakes, mainly Russell’s viper envenomation, frequently lead to acute renal failure. During the last two decades, an agrochemical nephropathy, a chronic tubulo...

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Main Authors: Silva, Anjana, Samarasinghe, Rivikelum, Pilapitiya, Senaka, Dahanayake, Niroshana, Siribaddana, Sisira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4136642/