Botulism disguised as parotitis

Botulism disguised as parotitis

Botulism is an acute toxin-mediated neuroparalytic syndrome caused by some Clostridium species. It typically presents itself as an acute symmetric descending paralysis of cranial and peripheral nerves, which can potentially evolve to respiratory failure and death. We report a case of botulism diagno...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Caldas, Rita Filipe, Rita Queirós, António Grilo Novais, Francisco Almeida, Luís Malheiro, Teresa Teixeira Lopes, Margarida Saraiva, Margarida Tavares, António Sarmento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Botulism
Neurotoxin
Parotitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301475

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