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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2009;20(3): 321-324. |
A Case of Ischemic Colitis following Snake Bite without Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) |
Jung Soo Park, Hoon Kim, Suk Woo Lee |
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. hopin-park@hanmail.net |
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ABSTRACT |
Ischemic colitis is the most common type of ischemic gastrointestinal disease. It is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine results from inadequate blood supply. Ischemic colitis mainly occurs in elderly patients and encompasses a wide clinical spectrum. A case of ischemic colitis after snake bite with DIC was first reported by Iwakiri et al in 1995; another case, in Korea, was reported by Kim et al in 2008. Here we report a case in Korea of ischemic colitis after snake bite without DIC. |
Key words:
Snake bites, Ischemic colitis, Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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