Descending paralysis based on wound botulism. A report;Deszendierende lahmung durch wundbotulismus. Eine Falldarstellung

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Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-133

  Hiersemenzel, L P ^a,c   Jermann, Monika ^b   Waespe, W ^c  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Spital Uster   (Switzerland)

^c Praxis Spital Pflegi Neumünster ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Guillain Barre Syndrome; Injecting drug users; Wound botulism

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CRANIAL NERVE; DRUG ABUSE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; SWITZERLAND; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PARALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034132853     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150070002     Document Type: Article

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