Prolonged respiratory paralysis in wound botulism.
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Two patients had wound botulism with longer duration of respiratory paralysis than previously described. Each sustained extensive trauma to soft tissues and grossly contaminated wounds when thrown from a vehicle in a rural area. Progressive muscular weakness and respiratory distress occurred 8 and 13 days after injury, in the presence of infected wounds and clinical and laboratory findings characteristic of botulism. Spontaneous vital capacity and inspiratory effort served as bedside indicators of ventilatory function throughout 11 weeks of ventilatory support in each case and paralleled other clinical assessments of progress and recovery. Wound botulism may result in neuromuscular paralysis for a prolonged period. These cases illustrate the primary role of scrupulous nursing and respiratory care throughout such a period of ventilatory insufficiency.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 75 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979