Asymmetric Type F Botulism with Cranial Nerve Demyelination

We report a case of type F botulism in a patient with bilateral but asymmetric neurologic deficits. Cranial nerve demyelination was found during autopsy. Bilateral, asymmetric clinical signs, although rare, do not rule out botulism. Demyelination of cranial nerves might be underrecognized during aut...

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Autores principales: Filozov, Alina, Kattan, Jessica A., Jitendranath, Lavanya, Smith, C. Gregory, Lúquez, Carolina, Phan, Quyen N., Fagan, Ryan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22257488
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.110471
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Sumario:We report a case of type F botulism in a patient with bilateral but asymmetric neurologic deficits. Cranial nerve demyelination was found during autopsy. Bilateral, asymmetric clinical signs, although rare, do not rule out botulism. Demyelination of cranial nerves might be underrecognized during autopsy of botulism patients.

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