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ea0021p256 | Pituitary | SFEBES2009

Hypopituitarism following Russell's Viper bite: a case report

Antonypillai Charles , Wass John , Rajarantam Henry

Introduction: Russell’s Viper is a venomous snake found in South and South East Asia. The snake bite causes coagulopathy, neurotoxicity, renal failure, local effects and even death. But hypopituitarism is an extremely rare complication1. There are only a few case reports from India and Burma and we report the first case from Sri Lanka.Case report: A 49 year old man from a remote part of Sri Lanka was bitten by a Russell’s viper 3 yea...