Infantile botulism: Clinical and laboratory observations of a rare neuroparalytic disease

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-195

  Urdaneta Carruyo, Eliexer ^a   Suranyi, A ^b   Milano, M ^c  

^a Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c Regional Corporation of Health   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum type B; Constipation; Flaccidity; Infant botulism; Paralysis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONSTIPATION; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARALYSIS;

EID: 0034076038     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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