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Adding insult to injury: A review of infections following envenomings [PDF]

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Over 100 lineages of animal have evolved venom for a wide variety of purposes. An estimated 2.5 million people are bitten by snakes and another 1.2 million are stung by scorpions with many envenomings resulting in death.
Dayle Leonard, Aoife Boyd, Michel M. Dugon   +2 more
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RRH: envenoming syndrome due to 200 stings from Africanized honeybees

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2013
Envenoming syndrome from Africanized bee stings is a toxic syndrome caused by the inoculation of large amounts of venom from multiple bee stings, generally more than five hundred.
Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Karina Lebeis Pires, Diogo Cerqueira de Salles Soares, Marcos Rosa Ferreira, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Rogerio Neves Motta, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de Azevedo   +6 more
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The Scorpion Envenoming Syndrome: A Different Perspective. The Physiological Basis of the Role of Insulin in Scorpion Envenoming

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 2000
Death caused by scorpion envenoming (Buthidae family) is a common event in tropical and subtropical countries. Severe scorpion envenoming causes an autonomic storm resulting in a massive release of catecholamines, angiotensin II, glucagon, cortisol, and changes in insulin secretion.
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Clinical Characteristics of Snakebite Envenomings in Taiwan [PDF]

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Snakebite envenomings continue to represent a major public health concern in Taiwan because of the presence of various venomous snakes whose habitats intersect with human activities.
Yan-Chiao Mao, Po-Yu Liu, Kuo-Lung Lai, Yi Luo, Kuang-Ting Chen, Chih-Sheng Lai   +5 more
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RRH: envenoming syndrome due to 200 stings from Africanized honeybees RRH: síndrome de envenenamento por 200 ferroadas de abelhas africanizadas [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2013
Envenoming syndrome from Africanized bee stings is a toxic syndrome caused by the inoculation of large amounts of venom from multiple bee stings, generally more than five hundred.
Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Karina Lebeis Pires, Diogo Cerqueira de Salles Soares, Marcos Rosa Ferreira, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Rogerio Neves Motta, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de Azevedo   +6 more
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Clinical management of compartment syndrome secondary to snakebite envenoming: a global scoping review

, 2022
A scoping review of international literature will be conducted to investigate challenges and treatment strategies for compartment syndrome following snakebite envenoming.
Prof. David Lalloo, Prof. Dr. Ymkje Stienstra, Dr. John H. Amuasi, Prof. Dr. Eric J. Lavonas, Dr. med. Benno Kreuels, Prof. Dr. Paul Werker, Jonathan Steinhorst, Prof. Abdulrazaq Habib   +7 more
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Following Viperidae Snakebites in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2022
Russell’s viper and hump-nosed viper are deadly venomous Viperidae snakes in Sri Lanka. Both these vipers are widely distributed in all climatic zones of the island.
R. M. M. K. N. Rathnayaka, P. E. A. N. Ranathunga, S. A. M. Kularatne   +2 more
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Thrombotic microangiopathy following saw-scaled viper () envenoming in Sri Lanka

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
The saw-scaled viper ( Echis carinatus ) is considered as a highly venomous snake in Sri Lanka. The clinical manifestations are localized pain and swelling, coagulopathy and renal impairment.
Selladurai Pirasath, Chandrakulasegeran Athirayan, Dilani Gajan   +2 more
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A simple mortality risk prediction score for viper envenoming in India (VENOMS): A model development and validation study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundSnakebite is a neglected problem with a high mortality in India. There are no simple clinical prognostic tools which can predict mortality in viper envenomings.
Maya Gopalakrishnan, Suman Saurabh, Pramod Sagar, Chanaveerappa Bammigatti, Tarun Kumar Dutta   +4 more
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Pharmacological characterization of crotamine effects on mice hind limb paralysis employing both ex vivo and in vivo assays: Insights into the involvement of voltage-gated ion channels in the crotamine action on skeletal muscles. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
The high medical importance of Crotalus snakes is unquestionable, as this genus is the second in frequency of ophidian accidents in many countries, including Brazil.
Sunamita de Carvalho Lima, Lucas de Carvalho Porta, Álvaro da Costa Lima, Joana D'Arc Campeiro, Ywlliane Meurer, Nathália Bernardes Teixeira, Thiago Duarte, Eduardo Brandt Oliveira, Gisele Picolo, Rosely Oliveira Godinho, Regina Helena Silva, Mirian Akemi Furuie Hayashi   +11 more
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