Clinical Recovery and Circulating Botulinum Toxin Type F in Adult Patient

Clinical Recovery and Circulating Botulinum Toxin Type F in Adult Patient

A 56-year-old woman in Helena, Montana, USA, who showed clinical signs of paralysis, received antitoxins to botulinum toxins A, B, and E within 24 hours; nevertheless, symptoms progressed to complete quadriplegia. On day 8, she began moving spontaneously, even though blood tests later showed botulin...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Sobel, Tracy Dill, Christina L. Kirkpatrick, Laurel Riek, Patrick Luedtke, Todd A. Damrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Botulism
type F
botulinum toxin
antitoxin
flaccid paralysis
cost of illness
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/07-0571_article

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