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Wound botulism

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1994
Wound botulism is a rare infectious and toxicologic complication of trauma and i.v. drug abuse. Only 39 cases have been reported in detail in the English literature. This case report describes a patient with wound botulism who presented to four medical facilities before receiving definitive diagnosis and treatment.
M D, Burningham   +4 more
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WOUND BOTULISM

Medical Journal of Australia, 1980
It is well recognized that food contamination can result in botulism either from ingestion of performed toxin, in classical botulism, or through absorption of toxin from bacteria within the gut, in infant botulism. Botulism due to contamination of wounds with Clostridium botulinum is not commonly recognized. We report a case of wound botulism occurring
Fullerton, P, Gogna, NK, Stoddart, R
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Wound Botulism

Archives of Surgery, 1975
Botulism occurring in patients with wounds has been thought of as a rare disease. A patient with a lacerating wound of his hand and wrist and an avulsion of his fourth finger developed diplopia, dizziness, and slurred speech one week later, followed by generalized weakness and difficulty in swallowing.
M, Cherington, S, Ginsburg
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Wound Botulism

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1981
Wound botulism, a potentially fatal disease, presents with signs and symptoms of food-borne botulism without the gastrointestinal manifestations. All cases have been associated with extremity wounds. The diagnosis is clinical, and aggressive ventilatory support is the cornerstone of successful therapy.
D C, Hikes, A, Manoli
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Wound Botulism in Pediatrics

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1982
A 6-year-old boy with congenital deafness sustained compound fractures to his left ulna and radius. Six days after the injury, he appeared lethargic, and his illness progressed to respiratory failure within three days. Although the wound at the fracture site appeared benign, cultures obtained when the wound was opened grew Clostridium botulinum, type ...
M A, Keller   +3 more
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