Allopurinol attenuates acute kidney injury following Bothrops jararaca envenomation.

• Main Authors: Pedro Henrique França Gois (Author), Monique Silva Martines (Author), Daniela Ferreira (Author), Rildo Volpini (Author), Daniele Canale (Author), Ceila Malaque (Author), Renato Crajoinas (Author), Adriana Castello Costa Girardi (Author), Maria Heloisa Massola Shimizu (Author), Antonio Carlos Seguro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snakebites have been recognized as a neglected public health problem in several tropical and subtropical countries. Bothrops snakebites frequently complicate with acute kidney injury (AKI) with relevant morbidity and mortality. To date, the only treatment available for Bothrops envenomation is the i...