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Case Reports
. 2010 Aug;42(2):92-4.
doi: 10.5152/eajm.2010.25.

Infant botulism

Eren Cagan  1 , Erdal Peker  1 , Murat Dogan  1 , Huseyin Caksen  1
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Case Reports

Infant botulism

Eren Cagan et al. Eurasian J Med. 2010 Aug.

Abstract
in English, Turkish

Infant botulism is a rare condition caused by intestinal colonization with Clostridium botulinum. The enteric toxin causes intestinal immobility and progressive descending paralysis due to the effect on acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and other cholinergic nerve terminals, particularly in the gut. Herein, we report an infant with infantile botulism because of rare clinically entity, with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment recover no squeal.

İnfant botilismus Clostridium botulinum ile barsakta kolonizasyon sonucu meydana gelen nadir bir klinik durumdur. Bu enterik toksin barsağa ulaştığında öncelikle intestinal motiliteyi durdurur, daha sonra ise başta barsak olmak üzere nöromuskuler kavşaktaki asetilkolin salınımına neden olarak ilerleyici, aşağıdan başlayan yukarıya doğru ilerleyen paraliziler meydana getirir. Burada çok nadir rastanan bir infantil botilismus vakası sunulmaktadır. Erken tanı ve uygun tedavinin sekelsiz iyileşmede önemi vurgulanmaktadır.

Keywords: Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Infant pitosis.

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Figure 1 and 2.
Figure 1 and 2.
Shows ptosis, facial weakness, generalized hypotonia.
Figure 1 and 2.
Figure 1 and 2.
Shows ptosis, facial weakness, generalized hypotonia.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
She had no head control and generalized hypotonia.
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