Acute Kidney Injury Following Snake Bite in a Child with Congenital Renal Anomaly

Acute Kidney Injury Following Snake Bite

  • Sudhan Ekam baram Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Amish Undani Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Vijaya kumar Mahaleengam Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Prahlad Nageswaran Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Shweta Priyadarshini Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Edwin Fernando Division of Dialysis Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/ajcpn.2018.6.3.2
Keywords: Acute kidney injury, Anti-snake venom, Hemodialysis, Snake bite

Abstract

A 7 year old boy presented with acute kidney injury (AKI) following snake bite despite anti - snake venom (ASV) administration. This was secondary to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and rhabdomyolysis. He improved with hemodialysis and supportive management. At discharge he had normal renal functions and urine output. The clinical course was suggestive of acute tubular necrosis. The pathogenesis and therapy of snake bite is discussed. This is the first case report of AKI following snake bite in a child with congenital renal anomaly.

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Published
2018-09-04
How to Cite
baram, S. E., Undani, A., Mahaleengam, V. kumar, Nageswaran, P., Priyadarshini, S., & Fernando, E. (2018). Acute Kidney Injury Following Snake Bite in a Child with Congenital Renal Anomaly. Asian Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology, 6(3), 4-6. https://doi.org/10.21276/ajcpn.2018.6.3.2
Issue
Vol 6 No 3 (2018): July - September 2018
Section
Articles