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The Health Status of Horses Used for at Least Six Complete Cycles of Loxoscelic Antivenom Production
Toxins, 2023 Antivenom production against Loxosceles venom relies on horses being immunized and bled for plasma harvest. One horse can partake in several cycles of antivenom production, which will require years of constant venom and adjuvant inoculation and bleeding.
Ana Luísa Soares de Miranda +7 more
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Biotechnological potential of Phospholipase D for Loxosceles antivenom development [PDF]
, 2020 Loxoscelism is one of the most important forms of araneism in South America. The Health Authorities from countries with the highest incidence and longer history in registering loxoscelism cases indicate that specific antivenom should be administered ...
Cascone, Osvaldo +3 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Loxoscelism is a severe human envenomation caused by Loxosceles spider venom. To the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the presence of antibodies against Loxosceles venom in loxoscelism patients without treatment with antivenom ...
Tomás Arán-Sekul +8 more
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Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012 The loxoscelism is the most serious form of arachnidism in Brazil. The genus Loxosceles comprises more than 100 species of spiders in African and American continents. In Brazil, they are known as brown spiders.
Ricardo Marques Frezza
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Characteristics of loxoscelism-induced anemia : a clinical retrospective analysis [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: Hemolytic anemia is an infrequent complication of brown recluse spider bites (BRSB). This study aims to better understand the characteristics of patients with brown recluse spider-associated hemolytic anemia.
Dillinger, Timothy +2 more
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Loxoscelism leading to penile necrosis
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 Gabriel Chahade Sibanto Simões +2 more
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Autologous fibroblasts for the treatment of cutaneous loxoscelism: First experience
International Wound Journal, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 1503-1505, December 2019., 2019 Abstract Several treatments have been described for cutaneous loxoscelism (CL), but the quality of available evidence is insufficient for the elaboration of a therapeutic consensus. Dapsone has shown beneficial effects on stopping the inflammatory phenomenon and accelerating the recovery. It is recommended to start dapsone once the visceral involvement
Antonio Guglielmetti +2 more
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Forty Years of the Description of Brown Spider Venom Phospholipases-D
Toxins, 2020 Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, popularly known as Brown spiders, are considered a serious public health issue, especially in regions of hot or temperate climates, such as parts of North and South America.
Luiza Helena Gremski +9 more
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Cutaneous loxoscelism predominantly edematous. Case report
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2022 The spider bite of the genus Loxosceles is a public health problem in regions of Latin America. In Peru, it occurs more frequently in homes in the coastal region and could have serious consequences, including death in the case of cutaneous and visceral ...
Consuelo Luna-Muñoz +3 more
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The emerging field of venom-microbiomics for exploring venom as a microenvironment, and the corresponding Initiative for Venom Associated Microbes and Parasites (iVAMP) [PDF]
, 2019 Venom is a known source of novel antimicrobial natural products. The substantial, increasing number of these discoveries have unintentionally culminated in the misconception that venom and venom-producing glands are largely sterile environments.
Adams, Rachelle M.M. +13 more
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