A dose scaling antivenin protocol in treatment of Daboia palaestinae envenomation may reduce morbidity and costs. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundDaboia palaestinae is a leading cause of snakebite envenomation in the eastern Mediterranean, with substantial mortality in the absence of antivenin. Current recommended antivenin dose is 50 ml; however, antivenin is costly, may be difficult to
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An antivenin resistant, IVIg-corticosteroids responsive viper induced thrombocytopenia [PDF]
Toxicology Reports, 2022 In this case report the hospital management of an acute, severe thrombocytopenia in a 57-year-old man in the north-east of Italy is reported. Thrombocytopenia developed immediately after the viper bite, despite the absence of clinical signs of ...
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Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020 Snakebite envenomation is a serious public health concern in rural areas of Uganda. Snakebites are poorly documented in Uganda because most occur in rural settings where traditional therapists end up being the first-line defense for treatment ...
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Ophiophagus hannah Venom: Proteome, Components Bound by Naja kaouthia Antivenin and Neutralization by N. kaouthia Neurotoxin-Specific Human ScFv [PDF]
Toxins, 2014 Venomous snakebites are an important health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the largest venomous snake found in South and Southeast Asia. In this study, the O.
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FabAV antivenin use after copperhead snakebite: clinically indicated or knee-jerk reaction?
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) (FabAV) antivenin is commonly recommended after pit viper snakebites. Because copperhead envenomations are usually self-limited, some physicians are reluctant to use this costly treatment routinely ...
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Malayan Pit Viper Envenomation and Treatment in Thailand [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2021 Thunyaporn Tangtrongchitr,1,2 Suthimon Thumtecho,1,3 Jiratchaya Janprasert,4 Kitisak Sanprasert,2 Achara Tongpoo,1 Yuvadee Tanpudsa,1 Satariya Trakulsrichai,1,5 Winai Wananukul,1,6 Sahaphume Srisuma1,6 1Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine ...
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Protective effects of clinical anticholinergic and anticholinesterase agents against Bungarus multicinctus venom and neurotoxin-rich snake venoms. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBungarus multicinctus is one of the most venomous and lethal snake species in mainland China, with envenomation resulting in a mortality rate as high as 23%. Currently, antivenin against B.
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Immunoreactivity and neutralization study of Chinese Bungarus multicinctus antivenin and lab-prepared anti-bungarotoxin antisera towards purified bungarotoxins and snake venoms. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Bungarus multicinctus is the most venomous snake distributed in China and neighboring countries of Myanmar, Laos, north Vietnam and Thailand. The high mortality rate of B. multicinctus envenomation is attributed to the lethal components of α-, β-, γ- and
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Retrospective Comparison of Empiric Antivenom vs. Expectant Treatment for Eastern Coral Snakebites [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction: The coral snake is the only native elapid in North America. Their venom contains potent neurotoxins. Historically, all confirmed/presumed bites were treated with antivenom whether or not symptoms were present. Production of antivenom ceased
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Kenyan medicinal plants used as antivenin: a comparison of plant usage [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2006 The success of snake bite healers is vaguely understood in Kenya, partly due to their unknown materia medica and occult-mystical nature of their practice.
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