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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2024

Serial envenomation in a snake handler with severe coaguloapathy.

Akshay Raghuram, Theophilus Pham, Alan Pang, John Griswold

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akshay RaghuramSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5187-1306
Theophilus PhamDepartment of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Alan PangDepartment of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
John GriswoldDepartment of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Texas Tech University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case study of a 37-year-old man with a history of multiple prior snake bites who presented to the emergency department for treatment of a rattlesnake bite to his right hand. Upon examination, he was found to be mildly hypertensive and exhibited significant coagulation abnormalities. Initial treatment included six vials of Crotalidae polyvalent immune fab; however, his coagulopathy was so severe that he required an additional eight vials. Continuous monitoring and calculations of Snakebite Severity Score demonstrated resolution of coagulopathy within 36 hours of admission. We believe the patient's unusual recovery was likely due to an innate immune response, specifically an activated memory B-cell cascade. This case should lead researchers to consider that the resolution of severe coagulopathy might result from a memory-driven immune response in instances of multiple envenomations.

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Antibody responsecoagulopathycrotalid venomenvenomationsnakebitetrained immunity

Identifiers

PMID38174015
PMCPMC10761039
OpenAlexW4389194455

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