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Treatment of Snake Bites at a Regional Burn Center: Report of a Case Series [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Although uncommon, snakebites can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to review the characteristics, treatment, and outcome of patients with a suspected or known snakebite who were treated at a regional ...
Helmer, Stephen D +2 more
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Toxins, 2018 Snake venom-metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are the primary factors that disturb hemostasis and cause hemorrhage in the venomous snake bitten subjects. Kaouthiagin is a unique SVMP that binds and cleaves von Willebrand factor (vWF) at a specific peptide bond ...
Jirawat Khanongnoi +5 more
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Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy [PDF]
, 2015 Background Snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy is a major systemic effect of envenoming. Observational studies suggest that antivenom improves outcomes for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in some snakebites and not others. However, the
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Antivenin-related Serum Sickness
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2010 Serum sickness is a type III hypersensitivity reaction that occurs due to the deposition of excessive circulating immune complexes in patients treated with foreign proteins or haptens. Serum sickness induced by antivenin for snakebites has been frequently reported in the USA, but not in Taiwan.
Wei-Kung Chen +2 more
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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2018
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 344-355, November 2020., 2020 Objective: The aim of this study was to report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2018. Methods: In 2018, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database, Poison Information and Clinical Management System, for analysis.
Tin Yat Anthony Chow +3 more
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Snake Venomics and Antivenomics of Bothrops diporus, a Medically Important Pitviper in Northeastern Argentina [PDF]
, 2015 Snake species within genus Bothrops are responsible for more than 80% of the snakebites occurring in South America. The species that cause most envenomings in Argentina, B.
Calvete, Juan J. +3 more
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Clinical characteristics of stonefish “Oni‐daruma‐okoze” envenomation in Japan
Acute Medicine &Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, January/December 2020., 2020 During a 5‐year period, 15 cases of stonefish envenomation occurred in Japan. The patients recovered well without treatment with antivenom. Aim Stonefish, known in Japan as “Oni‐daruma‐okoze” (Synanceia verrucosa Block et Schneider), inhabit the waters surrounding the Okinawa/Amami districts.
Toru Hifumi +7 more
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, 2005 4 pp., 1 illustrationScorpions are common in most of Texas. Their stinging behavior is unpredictable and individual reactions to stings may vary. This publication describes the life cycle and behavior of scorpions.
Brown, Elizabeth, Jackman, John A.
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Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives
Journal of Toxicology, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Snake envenomation is one of the neglected tropical diseases which has left an intolerable death toll and severe socioeconomic losses in Kenya. In a continued effort to identify some antiophidic East African botanical species, this study generated ethnobotanical information on antivenom plants reported in Kenya, with a view to identify potential ...
Timothy Omara, You-Cheng Hseu
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Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Snakebites are a neglected tropical disease. In many areas, envenoming incidence and antivenom administration rates are unknown. This study compared antivenom (AV) availability to rates of envenoming and recommendations to treat (RTT) in ...
Natalie R Neumann +6 more
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