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Dose–response association between admission neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and clinical severity in Gloydius brevicaudus envenomation [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundSnakebite envenomation triggers a complex systemic inflammatory response; however, the immunological features underlying clinical severity remain incompletely characterized.
Yu-hong Wang +4 more
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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 2001 Five episodes of envenomation by centipedes in 2 patients are reported. These arthropods are fast-moving, frightening in appearance to some, and may display aggressive behavior. However, stings from these centipedes, like most found worldwide, caused no serious morbidity or mortality.
Sean P Bush, Robert L Norris, S P Bush
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Study of Hematological Parameters in Patients with Scorpion Envenomation Presented to the Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals [PDF]
Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, 2022 Background: Scorpion envenomation constitutes a genuine problem of public health all over the world, especially in North-Saharan Africa. Aim: To evaluate alterations in hematological parameters correlated to the severity of scorpion envenomation and to ...
Asmaa Nour Eldin +2 more
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Journal of Acute Disease, 2021 Objective: To identify the early predictors of severe envenomation in the southern region of Tunisia. Methods: It was a retrospective monocentric study including consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department for snakebite envenomation ...
Olfa Chakroun-Walha +7 more
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Fatal intracranial bleedings in a viper bite: A case report
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2023 Viper bite envenomation represents a significant occupational hazard among agricultural workers in India. The viper bite envenomation is usually suspected when a patient presents with predominant local symptoms at the bitten site, including pain ...
Alagarasan Naveen +4 more
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Global mortality of snakebite envenoming between 1990 and 2019
Nature Communications, 2022 Snakebite envenoming is a leading cause of mortality among neglected tropical diseases. Here, the authors analyze a global data repository and estimate that snakebite envenoming caused over 63,000 deaths in 2019, primarily concentrated in South Asia and ...
GBD 2019 Snakebite Envenomation Collaborators
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Mechanical ventilation in snake envenomation of dogs and cats
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Envenomation by snakes in Elapidae and Viperidae families have been associated with respiratory failure in dogs and cats. Mechanical ventilation may be required for hypoventilation due to neuromuscular paralysis or hypoxemia due to pulmonary hemorrhage ...
Cameron A. D. Morris +1 more
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Delayed Recognition of Severe Systemic Envenomation after Copperhead Bite: A Case Report
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 Introduction: We report a case of severe systemic copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, envenomation that resulted in long-term sequelae. Case Report: A 72-year-old man presented to the emergency department after suffering a copperhead snakebite.
Patrick E. Kelly, Charles J. Gerardo
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills >100,000 people and maims >400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are particularly vulnerable; snakebite envenoming perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that exert a wide range of toxic actions.
Gutiérrez, J +5 more
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Sonographic extremity assessment of crotalinae envenomation
Toxicology Communications, 2021 The evaluation of a patient after Crotalinae envenomation requires assessment of local and systemic signs and symptoms in conjunction with laboratory data.
Kirk L. Cumpston +3 more
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