botulism with bilateral papiledema and venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

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keyvan ghassamy department of neurology, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran شیرین پازوکی

shirin pazuki department of anesthesiology, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran معصومه صوفیان

masoomeh sofian department of infectious diseases, tuberculosis and pediatric infection disease research center, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran پیام مهریان

payam mehrian arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran

چکیده

background: food-born botulism is caused by ingestion of contaminated food with clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. case: in food-born botulism, due to acetylcholine release blockade, neuromuscular signs and symptoms are common, but in this case report we present a food-born botulism with papiledema and venous sinus thrombosis. conclusion: papiledema and fever could not rule out the diagnosis of botulism.

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iranian journal of toxicology

جلد ۴، شماره ۳، صفحات ۳۵۴-۳۵۶

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