Comparative study of the in vivo toxicity and pathophysiology of envenomation by three medically important Egyptian snake venoms
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DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02619-y
Abstract: Snakebite envenomation is a serious medical problem in many developing tropical and subtropical countries. Envenomation is registered by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease due to critical shortages in the production of… read more here.
Keywords: nigricollis venom; venom; snake venoms; study ... See more keywords
Assessment of snakebite burdens, clinical features of envenomation, and strategies to improve snakebite management in Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105833
Abstract: The sheer paucity of scientific documentation of herpetofauna in Vietnam and the rudimentary healthcare response to snakebite have stimulated this review. Over six decades of data culled from public data bases and search engines, have… read more here.
Keywords: snakebite; snakebite burdens; burdens clinical; clinical features ... See more keywords
Investigation of the inhibitory potential of phospholipase A2 inhibitor gamma from Sinonatrix annularis to snake envenomation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.07.019
Abstract: ABSTRACT SaPLI&ggr; is a novel gamma phospholipase A2 inhibitor (PLI) recently isolated from Sinonatrix annularis, a Chinese endemic non‐venomous snake. To explore the neutralization effects of saPLI&ggr; in snakebite envenomation, a dose equivalent to LD50… read more here.
Keywords: venom; sapli ggr; snake; ggr ... See more keywords
Pharmacological analysis of Poecilotheria spider venoms in mice provides clues for human treatment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.08.013
Abstract: &NA; Bites of tiger spiders belonging to Poecilotheria genus cause moderate to severe pain and long‐lasting local or generalized muscle cramps in humans. Bites occur in regions of the spiders' natural habitat, India and Sri… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; stereotypy; poecilotheria; muscle cramps ... See more keywords
Thromboelastometry analysis of severe North American pit viper‐induced coagulopathy: A case report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.06.079
Abstract: Case details: A 51‐year‐old man presented with rapid onset encephalopathy and respiratory failure after a suspected intravascular envenomation from a North American pit viper. The patient received antivenom and was transferred to a tertiary care… read more here.
Keywords: pit; thromboelastometry; pit viper; american pit ... See more keywords
Arizona Ridge‐nosed rattlesnake envenomation: Case report of a personal encounter with the official state reptile of Arizona, Crotalus willardi willardi
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.07.001
Abstract: ABSTRACT This case report describes the effects of an envenomation from one of the most infrequently encountered species of rattlesnake in the United States, Crotalus willardi willardi (C. w. willardi), the Arizona Ridge‐nosed Rattlesnake. A… read more here.
Keywords: willardi; willardi willardi; crotalus willardi; arizona ridge ... See more keywords
First reported case of thrombocytopenia from a Heterodon nasicus envenomation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.295
Abstract: Context: The vast majority of the 2.5 million annual worldwide venomous snakebites are attributed to Viperidae or Elapidae envenomations. Of the nearly 2000 Colubridae species described, only a handful are known to cause medically significant… read more here.
Keywords: first reported; nasicus envenomation; case; heterodon nasicus ... See more keywords
Vietnamese centipede envenomation
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1456664
Abstract: A 23-year-old man reported that his pet Vietnamese centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) escaped from its enclosure and stung him on his left ring finger near the distal interphalangeal joint when he captured it. In the emergency… read more here.
Keywords: centipede; centipede envenomation; vietnamese centipede; toxicology ... See more keywords
Early pathology in venom-induced consumption coagulopathy by Rhabdophis tigrinus (Yamakagashi snake) envenomation
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1540045
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Rhabdophis tigrinus (Yamakagashi in Japanese) is a venomous non-front-fanged colubroid snake capable of inflicting envenoming with life-threatening defibrinating coagulopathy. However, because of the uncommon incidence of bites and tendency for late development of… read more here.
Keywords: rhabdophis tigrinus; venom induced; pathology; tigrinus yamakagashi ... See more keywords
Prevalence of hematologic toxicity from copperhead envenomation: an observational study
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1644346
Abstract: Abstract Background: Copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) are considered as the least toxic of the North American pit vipers. The reported incidence of coagulopathy from copperhead envenomation is variable, possibly secondary to regional variation in subspecies… read more here.
Keywords: hematologic toxicity; prevalence; study; copperhead envenomation ... See more keywords
Predictors of FabAV use in copperhead envenomation
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2021.2018454
Abstract: Abstract Context Crotaline snake envenomation is a serious medical condition affecting thousands of Americans each year. Variation in the treatment of Crotaline snakebites exists among physicians in the United States. Management of copperhead snakebites is… read more here.
Keywords: envenomation; progression; predictors fabav; copperhead envenomation ... See more keywords