Publications by authors named "Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga"
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Following Three Different Species of Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Genus: Hypnale) Envenoming in Sri Lanka.
Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage M K Namal Rathnayaka Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga Senanayake A M Kularatne Jayanthe Rajapakse Shirani Ranasinghe
Wilderness Environ Med
March 2018
There are 3 species of hump-nosed pit vipers in Sri Lanka: Hypnale hypnale, Hypnale zara, and Hypnale nepa. The latter 2 are endemic to the country. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is a known complication of hump-nosed pit viper bites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProlonged Coagulopathy, Ecchymoses, and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Following Hump-Nosed Pit Viper (Hypnale hypnale) Bite in Sri Lanka.
Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage M K Namal Rathnayaka Senanayake A M Kularatne Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga Mahinda Kumarasinghe Jayantha Rajapakse
Wilderness Environ Med
September 2017
A 74-year-old previously healthy woman was bitten by a hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) at dusk causing incoagulable blood lasting for 6 days. Further, she developed ecchymoses over her forearms, upper arms, hands, and lower back on day 4 after the snakebite, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA). Features of this nature are rare after hump-nosed pit viper bite.
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