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. 2009 Dec;43(4):181-2.

Broad ligament haematoma following a snake bite

V Addo  1 , F A Kokroe, R L Reindorf
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Broad ligament haematoma following a snake bite

V Addo et al. Ghana Med J. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Haematomas in various body organs have been reported following snake bites. We report the case of a post-menopausal woman who presented with a broad ligament haematoma diagnosed two days after a viper bite which required blood transfusion and laparotomy. This rare possibility should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a woman presenting with a lower abdominal or pelvic mass, anaemia and a bleeding diathesis after a snake bite.

Keywords: Snake bite; broad ligament; haematoma.

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Right broad ligament haematoma
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