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A rare case of central retinal artery occlusion following snakebite leading to vision loss

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
A 19-year-old female presented with loss of vision in the left eye of 2-month duration. There was a history of bite by Russell's viper 2 months back. Best-corrected visual acuity in the left eye was light perception positive.
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi
doaj   +1 more source

Combining Taipan snake venom time/Ecarin time screening with the mixing studies of conventional assays increases detection rates of lupus anticoagulants in orally anticoagulated patients [PDF]

, 2007
Background Oral anticoagulation compromises conventional lupus anticoagulant (LA) screening assays. Mixing studies can counteract the oral anticoagulant effect but the dilution reduces sensitivity and can generate false negative results. A firm diagnosis
Moore, Gary W
core   +3 more sources

Measuring Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Levels: Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction There are important challenges with the measurement and interpretation of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) anticoagulant effect including a lack of therapeutic ranges, inaccuracy of routinely available coagulation assays, lack of established thresholds for clinically significant effect, and uncertainty about how to apply the ...
Siraj Mithoowani, Chee Wee Tan, Deborah M. Siegal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying key factors contributing to treatment costs for snakebite envenoming in private tertiary healthcare settings in Tamil Nadu, India.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundIndia suffers ~58,000 annual deaths due to snakebites. The 'Big Four' snakes (Russell's viper, Indian cobra, common krait, and saw-scaled viper) that are responsible for most bites cause diverse clinical effects. Delayed treatment increases the
Anika Salim, Jarred Williams, Samir Abdel Wahab, Tade Adeshokan, José R Almeida, Harry F Williams, Rajendran Vaiyapuri, Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ketan Patel, M Fazil Baksh, Matthew R Lewin, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +12 more
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Proteomic Analysis, Immuno-Specificity and Neutralization Efficacy of Pakistani Viper Antivenom (PVAV), a Bivalent Anti-Viperid Antivenom Produced in Pakistan

Toxins, 2023
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in South Asia. In Pakistan, antivenoms are commonly imported from India despite the controversy over their effectiveness.
Andy Shing Seng Lim, Kae Yi Tan, Naeem H. Quraishi, Saud Farooque, Zahoor Ahmed Khoso, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon, Choo Hock Tan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Disease Ecologies: Encounter, Datafication and the Digital Geographies of One Health

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Through the case of Snake Awareness Rescue Protection App (SARPA), a digital snake translocation and snakebite prevention mobile phone application in Kerala, India, this paper extends recent geographical ‘digital ecologies’ scholarship's concern for the digitisation of more‐than‐human worlds to digital health technology and disease ...
George Kirkham
wiley   +1 more source

Russell’s Viper Phobia

Eastern Medical College Journal
Abstract Not Available. Eastern Med Coll J.
Musleh Uddin Ahmed, Rehana Sultana, Pijush Karmakar   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Sparganosis in Russell’s viper snake: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2013
The occurrence of the plerocercoid larva, Sparganum of Sparganum spp. in two Russell's viper snakes maintained in Chennai snake park trust, Chennai is reported for the first time from Southern India. The cestode larvae were found in the sub cutis and were flat, solid, wrinkled, ribbon like creamy white in colour with peudosegmentation with anterior end
K T, Kavitha, B R, Latha, S T, Bino Sundar, R, Sridhar, S, Abdul Basith   +4 more
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Laboratory Identification of Lupus Anticoagulant (LA) Using Different Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Assays

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 172-178, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction The International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) guidelines suggest a three‐step evaluation for the detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA), including screening, mixing, and confirmation. According to the guidelines, the LA assay based on activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) should include an initial screening ...
Bárbara G. Barion, Bianca Stefanello, Maria Luiza S. A. de Paula, Thaís S. Saraiva, Paula R. Villaça, Vanderson Rocha, Fernanda A. Orsi, Tania R. F. da Rocha   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro nephrotoxicity of Russell's viper venom

Kidney International, 1995
To assess direct nephrotoxicity of Russell's viper venom (RVV; Daboia russelii siamensis), isolated rat kidneys were perfused in single pass for 120 min. Ten micrograms/ml and 100 micrograms/ml RVV were administered 60 minutes and 80 minutes, respectively, after starting the perfusion.
Willinger, Christian C., Thamaree, Sopit, Schramek, Herbert, Gstraunthaler, Gerhard, Pfaller, Walter   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources