Dysphagia Alone as a Unique Presentation of Wound Botulism in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Wound botulism is a rare and potentially fatal infectious disease, often seen in patients who abuse injection drugs. It classically presents with dysfunction of bilateral cranial nerves followed by proximal and distal motor weakness, which can progress to respiratory failure. CASE REPO...

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Autores principales: Wyatt, Ryan H., Shtull-Leber, Eytan, Kelly, Thomas E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33217286
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.9.48664

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