Case Reports Authors: Kingsley Rajivasan Francis , Colombo North teaching hospital, LK X close Shaluka Jayamanne, University of Kelaniya, LK About Shaluka Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine X close Anuja Premawardhena University of Kelaniya, LK About Anuja 2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine X close Abstract

Autonomic instability is a rare complication following elapid bites. Blindness too is a rare complication following Russell’s viper bite and is most likely due to cerebral infarction or direct ocular toxicity. We report a case of a young male from Sri Lanka who developed both transient blindness and autonomic instability following severe envenomation by a Russell’s viper bite.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9701 How to Cite: Francis, K.R., Jayamanne, S. and Premawardhena, A., 2022. Blindness and autonomic instability following Russell’s viper bite - A case report.. Ceylon Medical Journal, 67(3), pp.123–125. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9701

Published on 30 Dec 2022.

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