Signs and symptoms of botulism usually begin 12 to 36 hours after eating the contaminated food and may include headache, blurred vision, muscle weakness, and eventual paralysis. Some people also have nausea and vomiting, constipation, urinary retention, difficulty breathing, and dry mouth. These ...
All patients presented with typical signs and symptoms of botulism, and in were given trivalent ABE antitoxin on admission. Toxin type B was implicated in 58.3% of cases. The most common food source was home-preserved pork meat. Stronger efforts should be made toward raising public awareness of...
Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following symptoms: general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms. Symptoms can...
Signs and symptoms predictive of respiratory failure in patients with foodborne botulism in Thailand. We conducted a clinical study of 137 patients with home-canned bamboo shoot botulism at Nan Hospital, northern Thailand. The median age of the patients was... M Wongtanate,N Sucharitchan,K Tant...
often occurs when a person eats contaminated food, with symptoms arising anywhere from six hours to 10 days of ingestion. Symptoms include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, dry mouth and muscle weakness. Botulism can be fatal if the breathing muscles become paralyzed...
Clinical presentation and radiological imaging suggested a case of small bowel obstruction. Non-operative management was adopted, which was followed by worsening of neurological signs. On specifically questioning the patient, we discovered that his parents had experienced similar, but milder symptoms. The...
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foodborne botulism; botulism's epidemic potential renders each case a public health em... S Jeremy,T Nicole,S Alana,... - 《Emerging Infectious Diseases》 被引量: 298发表: 2004年 Signs and symptoms predictive of death in patients with foodborne botulism--Republic of Georgia, 1980-2002. ...
Traditionally, foodborne botulism has been associated with underprocessed and abused sausages or home canned foods; however, in recent years botulism has been acquired through the consumption of contaminated foods such as potato salad, sauteed onions, garlic sauce, cheese, yogurt, bean paste, and ol...
In case of clusters involving more than one case with coherent signs and symptoms, the clinical suspicion for botulism is easier to make [16,17]. The onset time of the botulism toxidrome may vary depending on patient, type and quantity of toxin ingested resulting in the occurrence of ...