Journal:
:archives of clinical infectious diseases
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zohreh aminzadeh infectious disease and tropical medicine research center, shahid beheshti medical university, tehran, iran; infectious disease and tropical medicine research center, shahid beheshti medical university, tehran, iran. email:
parviz vahdani infectious disease and tropical medicine research center, shahid beheshti medical university, tehran, iran
jamal mirzaei infectious disease and tropical medicine research center, shahid beheshti medical university, tehran, iran
background botulism is a toxin-induced paralytic illness characterized by cranial nerve palsies and descending flaccid paralysis. botulinum toxin is regarded as the most lethal ever-known substance. the diagnosis in sporadic cases and even in small outbreaks is the main physicians’ challenge. the aim of this study was to assess clinical presentations of 80 cases of botulism referred to loghman ...