Case Report

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2010): The Eurasian Journal of Medicine

Infant Botulism

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Eren Cagan
Erdal Peker
Murat Dogan
Huseyin Caksen

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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.


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