Catastrophic Presentation of Infant Botulism May Obscure or Delay Diagnosis
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Catastrophic presentation of infant botulism may obscure or delay diagnosis.
Three infants with infant botulism are presented to illustrate how atypical, early, and severe features may obscure or delay diagnosis. Two boys aged 6 weeks and 20 days, respectively, presented with rapid deterioration after brief periods of poor feeding, one with an apparent life-threatening event at home and the other with a full cardiopulmonary arrest. Initial abnormal laboratory findings o...
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Botulism is neuromuscular paralysis secondary to a neurotoxin secreted from Clostridium Botulinum bacteria. It is a rare syndrome as a result of food poisoning with the spore-forming clostridium bacteria. The ingested food is contaminated with the pre-secreted botulinum toxin. Infant botulism occurs with the ingestion of the clostridial spores that later germinate and colonize the intestine and...
متن کاملInfant Botulism — Diagnosis and Treatment
Botulism is neuromuscular paralysis secondary to a neurotoxin secreted from Clostridium Botulinum bacteria. It is a rare syndrome as a result of food poisoning with the spore-forming clostridium bacteria. The ingested food is contaminated with the pre-secreted botulinum toxin. Infant botulism occurs with the ingestion of the clostridial spores that later germinate and colonize the intestine and...
متن کاملInfant Botulism — Diagnosis and Treatment
Botulism is neuromuscular paralysis secondary to a neurotoxin secreted from Clostridium Botulinum bacteria. It is a rare syndrome as a result of food poisoning with the spore-forming clostridium bacteria. The ingested food is contaminated with the pre-secreted botulinum toxin. Infant botulism occurs with the ingestion of the clostridial spores that later germinate and colonize the intestine and...
متن کاملInfant Botulism — Diagnosis and Treatment
Botulism is neuromuscular paralysis secondary to a neurotoxin secreted from Clostridium Botulinum bacteria. It is a rare syndrome that results from food poisoning with the spore-forming clostridium bacteria. The ingested food is contaminated with the pre-secreted botulinum toxin. Infant botulism occurs with the ingestion of the clostridia spores that later germinate and colonize the intestine a...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0297