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A patient bitten by Deinagkistrodon acutus developed prolonged venom-induced consumption coagulopathy without local necrosis and recovered with supportive care alone in a setting where species-specific antivenom is unavailable.

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Snakebite coagulopathy non-tissue necrosis cryoprecipitate fresh frozen plasma non-antivenom treatment Vietnam

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Prolonged and severe coagulopathy without local necrosis following Deinagkistrodon acutus bite: A case report from northern Vietnam

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