1,482 results match your criteria: "Scorpion Envenomation"
Indian J Pediatr
December 2024
Professor Emeritus Pediatrics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Ariyur, Pondicherry, India.
The 48 y as a pediatrician, serving children and families was beyond attending to their presenting complaints. The combined roles as a child health doctor, medical teacher, researcher and administrator were interesting, nevertheless a tightrope walk. The lessons and wisdom that emerged from my learning journey, guided by my esteemed mentors, made me realise that the history and physical examination remain as the foundation of clinical assessment of a well or an ill child, even when we rely on technology to make a diagnosis.
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December 2024
Critical Care Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
A previously healthy middle-aged man in his 40s with a history of red scorpion envenomation presented to the emergency department for the management of an acute stroke syndrome, involving the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory, that developed 12 hours after the scorpion sting. He presented to the hospital 15 hours following the stroke. The activation of the autonomic nervous system by the Indian red scorpion venom is known to produce severe systemic manifestations, including cardiogenic shock and acute pulmonary oedema.
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November 2024
Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Scorpion envenoming is a relevant and neglected public health problem in some countries. The use of antivenom is widespread in many regions, targeting specific species of scorpions. However, the uncontrolled proliferation and adaptation of these animals to urban environments, combined with limited access to treatments in remote areas and delays in antivenom administration contribute to a significant number of fatalities from scorpion-related incidents.
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January 2025
Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India; Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Vigyan Path Garchuk, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, 781035, Assam, India; Academy of Science and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India. Electronic address:
Scorpion envenomation's ignored public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries is alarming. Particularly dangerous for small children and the elderly, it can cause severe problems and even death. Recent studies have proposed the creation of rapid, easy, species-specific, and sensitive detection kits as an alternative to the methods currently used to identify scorpions.
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November 2024
LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Toxicon
December 2024
Fundación Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Carretera Nacional Hoyo de la Puerta, Valle de Sartenejas, Baruta, Venezuela.
Bioinform Biol Insights
November 2024
Mohammed VI Center for Research and Innovation, Rabat, Morocco.
Scorpion envenomation, a grave public health concern, is primarily driven by the potent neurotoxins chlorotoxin and leiurotoxin present in Leiurus species venom. Developing effective treatments is crucial to mitigate its impact. Utilizing a drug-repositioning bioinformatics-based approach, potential inhibitors of these neurotoxins were identified from Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs.
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November 2024
Division of Clinical Toxicology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Oxf Med Case Reports
October 2024
Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Nisarga Hospital and Research Center Pvt. Ltd., Dhangadhi-5 10900, Kailali, Nepal.
Int J Biol Macromol
December 2024
Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP: 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address:
Scorpionism is Brazil's most prevalent envenomation. Treatment typically involves the use of heterologous antivenoms derived from the immunization of horses with crude T. serrulatus venom (TsV).
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December 2024
Alice Ramez Chaghoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
December 2024
Laboratório de Artrópodes, Instituto Vital Brazil, Niterói, Brazil.
This contribution highlights the emergence of a newly endemic region for scorpion envenoming in South America, covering eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and the midwestern Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. These areas have not historically been known to harbor life-threatening scorpion species. Tityus confluens, a parthenogenetic species of medical significance in Argentina, has been identified in severe and lethal human cases in Bolivia and Paraguay.
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December 2024
Department of Intensive Care, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia.
Toxicon
November 2024
Zagros Herpetological Institute, 37156-88415, P. O. No 12, Somayyeh 14 Avenue, Qom, Iran.
Toxins (Basel)
September 2024
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Butantan Institute, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, Butantã, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
Toxicon X
December 2024
One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Approximately 1 million scorpion stings are recorded annually worldwide, resulting in 3000 deaths. Scorpion venom has various effects on the human body, with neurological complications occurring in about 2% of cases. Among these complications, stroke-whether ischemic or hemorrhagic-is particularly significant.
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September 2024
Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Introduction: Scorpion envenomation constitutes a major public health issue in Tunisia, especially in arid regions such as the Gulf of Gabes. It is necessary to understand the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of this condition and the importance of early management.
Aim: This study aims to assess the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients admitted to the emergency department of Gabes University Hospital for scorpion envenomation, as well as the timing of management and intra-hospital evolution.
Cerebrovasc Dis Extra
October 2024
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
J Therm Biol
August 2024
Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorization of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco. Electronic address:
Understanding animal's behaviour and adaptation in the face of threats and predators under different biotic and abiotic conditions is fundamental in ecology. In this study we examined defensive behaviour of Buthus atlantis scorpion in order to assess how various factors such as temperature, prey type, and threatening conditions influence stinging behaviour, venom usage and regeneration. Our study had revealed that stings frequency was significantly lower in cooler temperature compared to the medium and warm temperature.
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September 2024
Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India.
Toxicon
November 2024
Laboratory of Anthropogenic, Biotechnology and Health, Team Physiopathology Nutritional, Neurosciences and Toxicology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, Av. Des Facultés, 24000, El Jadida, Morocco; Biological and Health Sciences Team, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Ministry of Health, B.P. 45000, Ouarzazate, Morocco; Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences and Environment, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco. Electronic address:
Scorpion envenomation (SE) is a critical and immediate medical emergency. It represents a major public health concern with significant cause of illness and death, particularly in rural regions where scorpions are more prevalent. Of note, administering appropriate first aid to scorpion sting victims is one of the most effective ways to reduce mortality.
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November 2024
Department of Pediatrics B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, 3029, Tunisia.
Indian J Pediatr
November 2024
Department of Pathology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Toxicol Res (Camb)
August 2024
Department of Biochemistry, Corner of Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park Campus, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, Gauteng, South Africa.
Scorpions are predatory arachnids whose venomous sting primarily affects people in tropical and subtropical regions. Most scorpion stings can only cause localized pain without severe envenomation. Less than one-third of the stings cause systemic envenoming and possibly lead to death.
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December 2024
Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry, Department of Antibiotics, Center for Biosciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50740-525, Brazil. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Species of the Jatropha genus (Euphorbiaceae) are used indiscriminately in traditional medicine to treat accidents involving venomous animals. Jatropha mutabilis Baill., popularly known as "pinhão-de-seda," is found in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil.
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