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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with Rhabdophis tigrinus bites and laboratory data on admission

From: Clinical characteristics of yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus) bites: a national survey in Japan, 2000–2013

Case

Area

Age

Gender

Comorbidities

WBC (/mm3)

Plt (×104/mm3)

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

PT-INR

FDP (μg/mL)

DIC score

1

Tokyo

54

M

LC

3,500

10.7

189

1.08

3.5

1

2

Fukuoka

75

M

DM,HT

17,300

1.8

50

2.62

271.5

8

3

Nagasaki

38

M

None

10,000

12.5

34.8

ODL

ODL

3

4

Saga

13

M

None

8,300

7.3

30

ODL

393

8

5

Fukuoka

40

M

None

9,840

19.8

50

8

592

5

6

Aichi

13

M

None

11,300

13.1

25

3.8

453

8

7

Gunma

37

M

None

10,100

3.9

30

2.81

295

8

8

Saitama

5

M

MR

25,800

22

50

7.46

209

5

9

Kochi

81

M

None

6,330

7.2

50

2.71

262

8

Summary

 

38 (5–81)

Male, 100%

 

10,000 (3,500–25,800)

10.7 (1.8–22)

50 (25–189)

3.8 (1.08–ODL)

295 (3.5–ODL)

8 (1–8)

  1. Age, WBC, Plt, Fibrinogen, PT-INR, FDP, and DIC scores are expressed as median (minimum–maximum). WBC, white blood cell; Plt, platelet count; PT-INR, prothrombin time international ratio; FDP, fibrinogen degradation products; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; ODL, over detection limit; LC, liver cirrhosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; HT, hypertension.