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Case Reports
. 1989 Jun;64(6):871-2.
doi: 10.1136/adc.64.6.871.

Infantile botulism

G E Smith  1 , F Hinde, D Westmoreland, P R Berry, R J Gilbert
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Case Reports

Infantile botulism

G E Smith et al. Arch Dis Child. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

A 4 month old boy presented with respiratory difficulty and hypotonia. Clostridium botulinum and its toxin were isolated from his faeces and he had electromyographic changes typical of infantile botulism. This is only the second case in the United Kingdom: unfamiliarity with the presentation could result in misdiagnosis.

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