A Rare Case of Botulism in an Adult Patient

Presentation of botulism in adults is extremely rare and symptoms can be easily confused for symptoms of acute stroke, Guillain-Barre, or myasthenia gravis. The purpose of this clinical case report is to ensure adult botulism will be included in the differential diagnoses for a patient with this pre...

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Autores principales:	Deyna Montes-Velez, William Bautista, Samantha Brophy, Justin Chatten-Brown, Leonard Ranasinghe
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Publicado:	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2021
Materias:	botulism botulism antitoxin differential diagnosis pharmaceutical preparations humans aftercare Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4825690 https://doaj.org/article/e648cbc56c2d4b8ca0382a07435ac73d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e648cbc56c2d4b8ca0382a07435ac73d2021-12-02T17:45:29ZA Rare Case of Botulism in an Adult Patienthttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.48256902695-5075https://doaj.org/article/e648cbc56c2d4b8ca0382a07435ac73d2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4825690https://doaj.org/toc/2695-5075Presentation of botulism in adults is extremely rare and symptoms can be easily confused for symptoms of acute stroke, Guillain-Barre, or myasthenia gravis. The purpose of this clinical case report is to ensure adult botulism will be included in the differential diagnoses for a patient with this presentation so swift and accurate care can be provided to ensure optimal patient outcome. A 41-year-old-female presented with complaints of sudden onset of difficulty speaking. The patient reports a history of intravenous polysubstance abuse and symptoms progressed to bilateral facial weakness, ptosis, and external ophthalmoplegia. With no notable findings from a non-contrast computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and given the symptoms, a diagnosis of wound botulism from intravenous drug use was made. Botulism antitoxin was given and the patient was admitted into the intensive care unit for supportive follow-up care. A colony of Clostridium species was discovered in this patient’s arm and the patient showed significant improvement after a few days of care.Deyna Montes-VelezWilliam BautistaSamantha BrophyJustin Chatten-BrownLeonard RanasingheEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)articlebotulismbotulism antitoxindifferential diagnosispharmaceutical preparationshumansaftercareMedicine (General)R5-920ENIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 276-279 (2021)
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description	Presentation of botulism in adults is extremely rare and symptoms can be easily confused for symptoms of acute stroke, Guillain-Barre, or myasthenia gravis. The purpose of this clinical case report is to ensure adult botulism will be included in the differential diagnoses for a patient with this presentation so swift and accurate care can be provided to ensure optimal patient outcome. A 41-year-old-female presented with complaints of sudden onset of difficulty speaking. The patient reports a history of intravenous polysubstance abuse and symptoms progressed to bilateral facial weakness, ptosis, and external ophthalmoplegia. With no notable findings from a non-contrast computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and given the symptoms, a diagnosis of wound botulism from intravenous drug use was made. Botulism antitoxin was given and the patient was admitted into the intensive care unit for supportive follow-up care. A colony of Clostridium species was discovered in this patient’s arm and the patient showed significant improvement after a few days of care.
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publisher	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)
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A Rare Case of Botulism in an Adult Patient

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