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Influence of envenomation timing on peripheral immune and oxidative responses in experimental scorpion envenomation. [PDF]
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop DisBackground: Scorpion envenomation poses a significant health threat in endemic regions, eliciting complex immune responses in affected individuals. Recent research suggests that the timing of envenomation - whether it occurs during the day or night ...
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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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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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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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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundLocal envenomation following snakebites is accompanied by thermal changes, which could be visualized using infrared imaging. We explored whether infrared thermal imaging could be used to differentiate venomous snakebites from non-venomous and ...
Paramasivam Sabitha +4 more
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Factors Associated with Complications of Snakebite Envenomation in Health Facilities in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso from 2016 to 2021. [PDF]
Trop Med Infect DisSnakebite envenomation remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rural populations. This study identified factors associated with the complications of snakebite envenomation reported in the Cascades region of Burkina Faso.
Kinda R +5 more
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Early-Onset Respiratory Muscle Paralysis in Crotalic Envenomation: A Case Study
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023 Crotalic envenomation is responsible for approximately 8%-13% of ophidism cases in Brazil, yet it is associated with the highest mortality among snakes. We describe the case of a patient bitten by a rattlesnake who developed ventilatory muscle paralysis ...
Juliana Sartorelo Almeida +4 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021 Background: Snakebite, a medical emergency, faced by rural populations in tropical and subtropical countries assumes special significance in hilly terrains.
Anil Kumar, Sunil K Raina, Sujeet Raina
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