O objetivo do estudo é caracterizar a utilização de soroterapia antipeçonhenta (SAP) em acidentes por serpentes registrados em um Centro de Informação e Assistência Toxicológica. Estudo documental, descritivo, cuja população foi de indivíduos com diagnóstico médico de acidente por serpente, ...
El cantón Tarupayo se encuentra en la Provincia O´connor del Departamento de Tarija, una de las comunidades más grandes es Potrerillos, la cual es un nicho ecológico de varias especies de ofidios (Serpientes) venenosas, entre ellas tenemos las comúnmente llamadas: cascabel, mullutuma, yarará, fina,...
In the present study, the effectiveness of Mimosa pudica tannins (MPT) in neutralizing the lethality of Naja kaouthia venom was compared with commercially derived tannins. Preincubation of MPT with N. kaouthia venom maintained 100 percent survival of mice after 24 hours. The mouse group in which there wa...
Cerebral infarction after a viper bite is relatively uncommon. A combination of factors has been implicated in the pathophysiology of infarct following snakebite. In this case report, the clinical outcome after a posterior circulation infarct and various possibilities that could lead to such a catastroph...
Snakebites are endemic in some parts of Thailand, being associated with several complications. Ocular disturbances are uncommon, except in cases of corneal or conjunctival injury, when the eye is directly exposed to the snake venom. The present study presents a case of combined ophthalmic artery occlusio...
The venom of poisonous snakes comprises a complex mixture of several proteins with other less significant constituents, resulting in principles capable of changing viable tissues. The hemotoxic factor is the main responsible for necrosis and tissue sloughing. Envenomations are common in rural areas of Tu...
Viper venoms act mainly on blood and blood vessels. Reports of ophthalmic manifestations after snakebite include ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. In the current study, we describe a case that developed bilateral retinal and subretinal hemorrhage following snakebite. Bilateral retinal hemorrhage is a rare ocul...
