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KMID : 0385920100210060910
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2010 Volume.21 No. 6 p.910 ~ p.912
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Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma due to Vascular Injury Following Korean Viper Bite
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Jeong Tae-Oh
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Abstract
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Various hematologic and vascular complications from snakebites have been reported in the literature. Spontaneous bleeding causing hematoma, however, is not a common complication of snakebites. Here we report a case of spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma in which a 72-year-old male visited the emergency department with sudden-onset left flank pain and dizziness. Computed tomography (CT) revealed high-attenuation fluid collection in the retroperitoneum and contrast extravasation. Conservative treatment was continued and he was discharged without any complications after 7 days.
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KEYWORD
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Snake bites, Hematoma, Retroperitoneal space
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