Document Category: Medical clinic

ABSTRACTAim: Snakebite injuries are common in tropical India among those who are involved in outdoor activities. These injuries results in cellulitis, gangrene at the bite area, bleeding manifestations, compartment syndrome, regional lymphadenopathy, septicemia, hypotension, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to share our experience of …

A Multidisciplinary Approach with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improve Outcome in Snake Bite Injuries Read More »

AbstractEvery year 10 to 20 cases of snake bites are reported on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The only snake involved, Bothrops lanceolatus, is endemic on the island, and its bite may lead to systemic multifocal thrombotic complications in the absence of the monospecific antivenom. Between January 1988 and January 2009, more than 250 snake bites have been …

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy after Bothrops lanceolatus snake bites in Martinique: A brief report Read More »

Loxosceles reclusa (L.reclusa) is known to bite humans, and its venom includes several enzymes that cause clinical symptoms. Loxoscelism, a condition due to being bitten by Loxosceles spiders, commonly known as recluses, can involve a range of clinical conditions, from local cutaneous lesions to severe systemic involvement. The diagnosis of loxoscelism is usually made by anamnesis and clinical findings. Magnetic resonance imaging is …

A loxoscelism case received therapeutic apheresis and hyperbaric oxygen therapy Read More »

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Bites by Loxosceles spiders (also known asrecluse spiders or brown spiders) can cause necrotic ulcerationsof various sizes and dimensions. The current standard of carefor brown spider bites includes analgesics, ice, compression,elevation, antihistamines, and surgical debridement. Hyperbaricoxygen therapy (HBOT) in the treatment of brown spider biteshas been administered in the early stage of ulceration, or …

Nonhealing Wounds Caused by Brown Spider Bites: Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Read More »

Objectives: Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse) spider bites can produce severe skin lesions that may neces sitate extensive surgical repair. This study delineated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on these lesions by performing a prospective controlled animal study. Methods: After approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 41 New Zealand white rabbits received 64 intradermal …

Brown Recluse Spider Envenomation: A Prospective Trial Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Read More »

 Objective: To determine whether hyperbaric 0, (HBO), dapsone, or HBO plus dapsone affects lesion size in a swine model of Loxosceles envenomation. Methods: In a randomized controlled animal laboratory experiment, 32 piglets were assigned to 1 of 4 equal groups. Each piglet received 15 p,L of purified venom intradermally on day zero. Group 1 received no treatment; group 2 …

Comparison of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Dapsone Therapy for Loxosceles Envenomation Read More »

Hyperbaric oxygen effects on brown recluse spider (Loxosceles recluse) envenomation in rabbits. Toxicon 29, 989-996, 1991 .-Human loxoscelism was modeled in albino rabbits by injection of brown recluse spider (Loxosceles recluse) venom, and the effects of daily or twice-daily hyperbarkc oxygen treatment on wound healing were investigated . Lesions similar to those seen in humans …

HYPERBARKC OXYGEN EFFECTS ON BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER (LOXOSCELES RECLUSA) ENVENOMATION IN RABBITS Read More »