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Endocrinological and biochemical changes of scorpionism in children in Upper Egypt

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine some endocrinological and biochemical changes of scorpionism in children in Upper Egypt. In addition, it aimed to find any possible relationship between these changes and the severity of scorpionism.
Ahmed E. Ahmed, Khaled A. Abdel-Baseer, Khaled Saad, Asmaa F. Hassan, Amira A. El-Houfey   +4 more
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Interleukin-1 Receptor-Induced Nitric Oxide Production in the Pancreas Controls Hyperglycemia Caused by Scorpion Envenomation

Toxins, 2020
Tityus serrulatus causes numerous scorpion envenomation accidents and deaths worldwide. The symptoms vary from local to systemic manifestations, culminating in pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock.
Mouzarllem B. Reis, Jefferson Elias-Oliveira, Marcella R. Pastore, Simone G. Ramos, Luiz G. Gardinassi, Lúcia H. Faccioli   +5 more
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Retrospective study of outcome in patients with scorpion sting using prazosin with/without dobutamine

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Introduction: Scorpion sting is a major public health problem in India with severe life threatening complications. Toxin can cause autonomic overstimulation leading to hypertension, arrhythmias and pulmonary edema with left ventricular dysfunction ...
L Venugopal
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Rattlesnake envenomation in 2 Visayan warty pigs [PDF]

, 2022
Rattlesnake envenomation is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans and animals in the southwestern United States and elsewhere. Two Visayan warty pigs (Sus cebifrons) from a regional zoo were submitted for autopsy after being found dead ...
Stadler, Cynthia K., Asin Ros, Javier, Uzal, Francisco A, Uzal, Francisco A., Henderson, Eileen E, Poppenga, Robert H., Henderson, Eileen E., Stadler, Cynthia K, Poppenga, Robert H   +8 more
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Ethnomedicinal plants used for treatment of snakebites in Tanzania – a systematic review

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Context Snake envenomation is one of the neglected health problems in Tanzania. Since most people, especially in rural areas, suffer from its burden, their cases are not documented due to reliance on medicinal plants.
Neema Gideon Mogha, Olivia John Kalokora, Halima Mvungi Amir, David Sylvester Kacholi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Study on the Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and the Outcome of Snake Bite Victims in a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: Snake bite is a common medical emergency and an occupational hazard, more so in tropical India, where farming is a major source of employment.
Halesha B.R., Harshavardhan L., Lokesh A J., Channaveerappa P.K, Venkatesh K.B   +4 more
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Analysis of 24 cases of bullrout envenomation

, 1993
Notesthes robusta (bullrout) is a spined freshwater fish found in the rivers, creeks and estuaries of the east coast of Australia.\ud \ud Its sting causes intense pain at the site of envenomation.
Fitzgerald, Gerard J.
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No gain from pain: Lack of nociceptor activation suggests no adaptation for defence in the evolution of European viper venoms

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Snake venoms show variability in composition at all taxonomic levels, both within and between species, and the selective pressures underlying this variation have long been debated.
Bálint Üveges, Samuel D. Robinson, Vanessa Schendel, Edvárd Mizsei, Ana Ćuriċ, Maria Dimaki, Vincenzo Ferri, Silviu Petrovan, Andrea V. Pozzi, Tihomir Radonjiċ, Tibor Sos, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Alexandru Strugariu, Emina Šunje, Ștefan Zamfirescu, Oleksandr Zinenko, Irina Vetter, Wolfgang Wüster   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways to Care for Patients With Severe Chronic NCDs: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Inpatients in Neno Malawi

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Severe chronic non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) place a significant burden on low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where overburdened and underprepared health systems lead to misdiagnosis, treatment delays and poor outcomes.
Chantelle Boudreaux, Maryam Mansoor, Moses Banda Aron, Medson Boti, Gene Bukhman, Stellar Chibvunde, Kingsley Kanzoole, Kenwood Kumwenda, Henry Ndindi, Junious Mabo Sichali, Todd Ruderman, Ada Thapa, Alma J. Adler, Emily B. Wroe   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution to the distribution of spiders with significant medical importance (Araneae: Loxosceles and Latrodectus) in Iran, with a new record for the country [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2014
A faunistic review is given on the Iranian medically important spiders of two genera Loxosceles and Latrodectus. Latrodectus cinctus Blackwall, 1865 is reported for the first time from Iran (and for the second time from Asia) and is replaced with the ...
Alireza Zamani, Omid Mirshamsi, Alireza Savoji, Mehran Shahi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source