Collett's snake (Pseudechis colletti) envenoming in snake handlers

Hooper, M. R.; Dowsett, Robert P; Maw, G.; Murray, Lindsay; White, Julian

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcl007

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“…Venom from several snakes can cause rhabdomyolysis by direct myotoxicity and/or from muscle ischemia related to coagulopathy 76, 77 . Wasp stings 78 and spider bites 79 have also been associated with rhabdomyolysis.…”

Section: Acquired Causes Of Rhabdomyolysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Diagnostic evaluation of rhabdomyolysis

2015

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Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by severe acute muscle injury resulting in muscle pain, weakness, and/or swelling with release of myofiber contents into the bloodstream. Symptoms develop over hours to days following an inciting factor and may be associated with dark pigmentation of the urine. Serum creatine kinase and urine myoglobin levels are markedly elevated. The clinical examination, history, laboratory studies, muscle biopsy, and genetic testing are useful tools for diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis, and they can help differentiate acquired from inherited causes of rhabdomyolysis. Acquired causes include substance abuse, medication or toxic exposures, electrolyte abnormalities, endocrine disturbance, and autoimmune myopathies. Inherited predisposition to rhabdomyolysis can occur with disorders of glycogen metabolism, fatty acid beta-oxidation, and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Less common inherited causes of rhabdomyolysis include structural myopathies, channelopathies, and sickle cell disease. This review focuses on the differentiation of acquired and inherited causes of rhabdomyolysis and proposes a practical diagnostic algorithm.

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Section: Acquired Causes Of Rhabdomyolysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Diagnostic evaluation of rhabdomyolysis

2015

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“…These cases suggest that spotted black snake bites are similar in effects to red‐bellied black snake bites, 2 ‐ 4 including generalised systemic features and local effects, such as marked swelling and pain at the bite site. They were not similar to the more severe effects of mulga snakes 3 , 5 and Collett's snake ( P. colletti ), 6 characterised by myotoxicity, anticoagulant coagulopathy and secondary renal impairment. The limited number of cases does not exclude the possibility that spotted black snake bite does occasionally cause significant myolysis like that from red‐bellied black snake bite.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

Spotted black snake (Pseudechis guttatus) envenoming

Jansen

McLeod

White

2007

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…There is currently little published data regarding the incidence, severity, and types of occupation-associated envenomation. Studies from Europe and Australia reflect the occupational hazards of poisonous species, but similar studies from North America addressing both terrestrial and marine envenomations are lacking (7)(8)(9). In this pilot survey project, we sought to investigate the numbers and types of human injuries that are incurred as a result of contact with venomous species in the occupational settings of zoos and aquaria.…”

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confidence: 99%