Ageusia following cobra envenomation: Myth and fact on venom sucking

Hypercalciuria following ceftriaxone a fact or myth

INTRODUCTION Nephrolithiasis is a common worldwide problem both in children and adults. Ceftriaxone as a widely used antibiotic can contribute to the formation of renal stones and hypercalciuria. OBJECTIVES To find the effect of ceftriaxone, a widely used antibiotic, on urinary calcium excretion rate in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS 84 infants and children over 3 months admitted to hospita...

The Venom System and Envenomation

Cobra Venom-induced Hemolysis

Interest in the alternate or C3 shunt complement pathway has recently been generated by a number of reports (1-5). Its presence in invertebrates points to a primitive phylogenetic appearance (6). The C3 shunt can be triggered by high molecular weight polysaccharides in a manner reminiscent of the properdin system (7). Once activated by cobra venom, erythrocytes and other cells can be lysed in t...

Cobra Venom in Therapeutics

During the past eight years the senior author has been engaged in testing the pharmacological action and therapeutic properties of Indian snake venoms. Chopra and Chowhan (1932 and 1935) showed that the efficacy of the cobra and other snake venoms in relieving the pain of malignant growths and of neuritis and neuralgias was probably due to the presence of such active principles as neurotoxin. The

Cobra Venom Factor and Ketoprofen Abolish the Antitumor Effect of Nerve Growth Factor from Cobra Venom

We showed recently that nerve growth factor (NGF) from cobra venom inhibited the growth of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) inoculated subcutaneously in mice. Here, we studied the influence of anti-complementary cobra venom factor (CVF) and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofen on the antitumor NGF effect, as well as on NGF-induced changes in EAC histological patterns, the activity...