Atraumatic Splenic Rupture After Coagulopathy Owing to a Snakebite

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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture After Coagulopathy Owing to a Snakebite Changwoo Kang, MD, Dong Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Seong Chun Kim, MD, Dong Seob Kim, MD, Chi-Young Jeong, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 325-328 (September 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001 Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Swelling and bruising after a snakebite on the right lower leg. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 325-328DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Enhanced cross-sectional (A) and anteroposterior (B) computed tomography scans show splenic pseudoaneurysm and perisplenic hematoma with active contrast extravasations (arrows) and a large hemoperitoneum. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 325-328DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Histopathologic finding in the spleen showing hemorrhage including the accumulation of erythrocytes (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×100). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 325-328DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.001) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions