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Journal of Case Reports
Varied Neurological Presentations of Common Krait Bite in an Adolescent
Md Sohail Hassan1, Sisir Chakroborty2, Kaushik Ghosh3, Ambarish Bhattacharya4
1Department of Stroke Medicine, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, 2College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, 3Murshidabad Medical College, 4Charnok Hospital, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Kaushik Ghosh 
Email:  drkaushikghosh@gmail.com
Received: 22-FEB-2018 Accepted: 30-SEP-2018 Published Online: 20-OCT-2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2018.0065
Abstract
Background: Snakebite can cause a galaxy of neurological symptoms sometimes in combination with hematotoxic features. Case Report: We report a 13 year old boy who was accidentally bitten by a common krait. Initial presentation showed evidence of neurotoxicity and paralysis which was managed as per current guidelines and the patient showed immediate response and clinical improvement only to develop delayed neurotoxicity and hematotoxicity with deterioration after initial response. However, the patient could be managed with available medical care and discharged in a stable condition. Conclusion: Such bizarre manifestations of neurotoxicity due to two different etiology in single krait bite is extremely rare and will add to the knowledge of existing literature.
Keywords : Adolescent, Cerebral Infarction, Snake Bites, Stroke, Paralysis.
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