Administration of a Second Dose Antivenom in the Early Period: Is It Effective in Scorpion Stings?
Journal of Pediatric Research, 2020 Aim:It has been known for years that the toxic effects of scorpion envenomation can be fatal. Scorpion antivenom administration reduces the severity of systemic toxicity and fatal complications resulting from envenomation.
Çiğdem El, Mehmet Emin Çelikkaya
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Epidemiology of snakebites in Kedougou region (eastern Senegal) : comparison of various methods for assessment of incidence and mortality [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Although considered a public health issue in Senegal, the actual incidence and mortality from snakebite are not known. In the present study, an epidemiological survey was carried out in Kedougou region, southeastern Senegal, where ...
Camara, B. +4 more
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Algorithms in allergy: An algorithm for alpha‐Gal syndrome diagnosis and treatment, 2024 update
Allergy, Volume 79, Issue 11, Page 3169-3172, November 2024.
U. Darsow +5 more
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Life-threatening envenoming by the Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) causing micro-angiopathic haemolysis, coagulopathy and acute renal failure: clinical cases and review [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The desert horned vipers (Cerastes cerastes and C. gasperettii) are the most familiar snakes of the great deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, including the plains of Iraq. They are responsible for many human snake bites.
Cathomas, R. +5 more
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Role of neostigmine and polyvalent antivenom in Indian common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bite [PDF]
, 2010 SummaryBungarus caeruleus (Indian common krait) bite during monsoons is common in Northwest India. This study was undertaken to find the effectiveness of neostigmine and polyvalent antivenom in improving neuromuscular paralysis following bite.
Agarwal, Ritesh +5 more
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Cardiotoxic and Arrhythmogenic Effects of Hemiscorpius lepturus Scorpion Venom in Rats [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Envenomation by Hemiscorpius lepturus is not painful and the clinical manifestations include bloody urine due to hemoglobinuria or hematuria, dermonecrotic reactions,cardiac arrhythmia and in minority of cases acute renal failure which may ...
Evazy, Reihane +7 more
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Snakes and Snakebite Envenoming in Northern Tanzania: A Neglected Tropical Health Problem. [PDF]
, 2015 Snakebites cause considerable human and livestock injuries as well as deaths worldwide, and particularly have a high impact in sub-Saharan Africa. Generating a basic platform of information on the characteristics of snakes and snakebites in various ...
Kimaro, W H, Kipanyula, M J
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Bothrops, Crotalus and Lachesis represent the most medically relevant genera of pitvipers in Central and South America. Similarity in venom phenotype and physiopathological profile of envenomings caused by the four nominal Lachesis species led us to hypothesize that an antivenom prepared against venom from any of them may exhibit paraspecificity ...
Marvin Madrigal +9 more
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Aspirin plus tirofiban inhibit the thrombosis induced by Russell’s viper venom [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Thrombosis and coagulopathy are the commonest hematological manifestations of envenomation of Russell’s viper venom (RVV). Factor X is activated by a factor X-activating enzyme from Russell’s viper venom (RVV-X) to start the coagulation ...
Li-Kuang Chen +2 more
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Antivenomics: a proteomics tool for studying the immunoreactivity of antivenoms
, 2015 Programa Iberoamericano de ciencia y tecnología para el desarrollo/[BIOTOXP211RT0412]/CYTED ...
Calvete Chornet, Juan José +4 more
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