Infant Botulism and Honey
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Infant Botulism due to Consumption of Contaminated Commercially Prepared Honey
Objective: To report the first case of infant botulism in Arabian Gulf States. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 6-week-old infant, presenting with signs of sepsis, was intubated and ventilated due to progressive weakness. Infant botulism was suspected with acute flaccid paralysis and a history of honey consumption. An electromyogram showed decreased amplitude of compound muscle action ...
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: EDIS
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2576-0009
DOI: 10.32473/edis-aa142-2013