
A case of prolonged socket bleeding after extraction is reported to have been caused by a recent green pit viper snake bite. The snake is a common tropical creature. Several cases bitten are seen in general medical clinic yearly. Pain and local symptoms lead most patient to doctor's attention; while coagulopathy, the other clinical features are usually not being aware of. The 66-year-old patient who had been bitten by the snake a day earlier, of having tooth extraction was referred to Rachaburi Hospital Dental clinic of having post-extraction delayed haemostasis. A routine heamostasis as of gel foam with adrenalin pack and vitamin K injection was unsuccessful. Further laboratory investigations confirmed that he had hypofibrinogenemia as the pathogenic cause. Fresh frozen plasma was administered, haemostatis was satisfactory within 24 hrs.
Male, Tooth Extraction, Humans, Snake Bites, Afibrinogenemia, Oral Hemorrhage, Hemostatics, Aged
Male, Tooth Extraction, Humans, Snake Bites, Afibrinogenemia, Oral Hemorrhage, Hemostatics, Aged
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