Fatal cerebral hemorrhage and acute renal failure after young Bothrops jararacussu snake bite.

An unusual case of a patient developing severe coagulopathy disorder and a clinical picture of cerebral hemorrhage and acute renal failure after young Bothrops jararacussu snake bite is reported. The mechanisms of snake venom-induced injury are discussed and similar cases in literature are revised and compared. The use of bothropic-Crotalus antivenom in severe B. jararacussu envenomation is discussed.