The Epidemiologic and Clinical Study on Hemiscorpius Lepturus (Gadim) Envenomation with Focus on Clinical Manifestations, Prognosis Factors, and Outcomes [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2018 Background: Hemiscorpius lepturus envenomation is one of the most important medical issues in tropical regions of Iran, especially Khuzestan Province.
Bahare Hedayat +3 more
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International Archives of Health Sciences, 2022 Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the scorpion species, abundance, distribution, monthly activity, comparisons between different scorpion collecting methods, and sex ratio in Bavi County, during 2016–2017. Materials and Methods: Collection
Hamid Kassiri, Seyyad Ramadan Elhaeizade
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An In Vitro Method for Assessing the Efficacy of Antivenom Against Hemiscorpius lepturus Venom. [PDF]
Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod, 2012 Hemolyis of red blood cells is a serious toxic effect commonly found among patients envenomed by Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion.The aim of the present study was to evlaute the efficay of the avaible polyvalent antivneom in preventing this phenomena.Using a red blood cell fragility test, the anti-hemolytic effectiveness of a new antivenom serum against ...
Pipelzadeh MH, Pipelzadeh M.
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Identification of an antiviral component from the venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae using transcriptomic and mass spectrometric analyses [PDF]
, 2021 Scorpion venom contains a variety of biologically active peptides. Among them, neurotoxins are major components in the venom, but it also contains peptides that show antimicrobial activity.
Chen, Ming +10 more
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Toxins, 2020 The Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion and brown spider Loxosceles intermedia represent a public health problem in Asia and America, respectively. Although distinct, these organisms contain similar toxins responsible for the principal clinical signs of ...
Ramla Ben Yekhlef +9 more
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of scorpionism in Shiraz (2012-2016); development of a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Scorpionism is a public health problem in some provinces in Iran. The present study aimed to assess the clinical manifestations of scorpion envenomation in Shiraz and determine a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation in ...
Dehghani, R. +2 more
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Scorpionism by Hemiscorpius spp. in Iran: a review
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Scorpions are distributed throughout Iran and the genus Hemiscorpius is particularly important in this region. Hemiscorpius lepturus is the most significant species within the genus in the country.
Rouhullah Dehghani +2 more
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Introducing Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) scorpion as one of the major stinging scorpions in Khuzestan, Iran [PDF]
, 2009 Khuzestan province has the highest rate of scorpion sting in Iran. This is a study to identify these scorpions in Khuzestan. In this study 418 scorpions were kept in the ethyl alcohol 70, each being studied by stereomicroscopy and diagnosis key ...
Bigdelli, S. +3 more
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Biotechnological Trends in Spider and Scorpion Antivenom Development [PDF]
, 2016 Spiders and scorpions are notorious for their fearful dispositions and their ability to inject venom into prey and predators, causing symptoms such as necrosis, paralysis, and excruciating pain.
Engmark, Mikael +5 more
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Evaluation of the lethal potency of scorpion and snake venoms and comparison between intraperitoneal and intravenous injection routes. [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceScorpion stings and snake bites are major health hazards that lead to suffering of victims and high mortality. Thousands of injuries associated with such stings and bites of venomous animals occur every year worldwide.
Bouhaouala, Balkiss +6 more
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