Serum and urinary biomarkers for early detection of acute kidney injury following Hypnale spp. envenoming.

• Main Authors: Eranga Sanjeewa Wijewickrama (Author), Fahim Mohamed (Author), Indika B Gawarammana (Author), Zoltan H Endre (Author), Nicholas A Buckley (Author), Geoffrey K Isbister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Hump-nosed pit viper (HNV; Hypnale spp.) bites account for most venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most serious systemic manifestation (1-10%) following HNV envenoming. We aimed to identify the value of functional and injury biomarkers i...