Local Cytotoxic Effects in Cobra Envenoming: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 122
• Main Authors: Lin, Jing-Hua, Sung, Wang-Chou, Mu, Han-Wei, Hung, Dong-Zong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 07.02.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Antivenins; Antivenom; cobra snakebite; cobra snakebite; dermonecrosis; cytotoxin A3; rapid diagnosis kit-ICT-Cobra; Cytotoxicity; cytotoxin A3; Cytotoxins; Debridement; dermonecrosis; Elapid Venoms; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Female; Humans; Immunoassay; Injuries; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Muscles; Naja naja; Necrosis; Neurotoxins; Paralysis; Pilot Projects; R; rapid diagnosis kit-ICT-Cobra; Snake Bites; Snakes; Tissues; Toxicology; Toxins; Venom; Wound healing; Taiwan; dermonecrosis; cobra snakebite; cytotoxin A3; rapid diagnosis kit-ICT-Cobra

The cobra (genus Naja (N.)) is one of the most common venomous snakes. Due to its frequency and deadly complications of muscle paralysis, local necrosis, and chronic musculoskeletal disability, it should not be ignored. The pathology of devastating tissue destruction, even though specific antivenoms...