Non-fatal acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following snake bite: A case report.

Non-fatal acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following snake bite: A case report.
Trop Doct. 2015 Mar 18;
Authors: Prabhakar AT, Kamanahalli R, Sivadasan A, Joseph E, Viggeswarpu S
Abstract
Acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL) is a fulminant inflammatory disease of cerebral white matter, characterised by demyelination and haemorrhagic necrosis. The outcome is usually fatal with only few survivors. An unusual presentation of a 44-year-old South Indian farmer who developed AHL following a snake bite is reported. Though the initial brain imaging showed extensive involvement of the white matter with multiple haemorrhagic foci, the patient improved spontaneously with no specific therapy. A repeat magnetic resonance imaging of the brain 28 days after the snake bite confirmed radiological improvement.
PMID: 25790820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Tropical Doctor - March 18, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Prabhakar AT, Kamanahalli R, Sivadasan A, Joseph E, Viggeswarpu S Tags: Trop Doct Source Type: research