Division of Infectious Diseases, Middlesex Hospital, 80 S Main St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA. alina.fi
Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;18(1):102-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1801.110471.
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.
我们报告了一例双侧但不对称神经功能缺损的 F 型肉毒中毒病例。尸检时发现颅神经脱髓鞘。双侧、不对称的临床体征虽然罕见,但不能排除肉毒中毒。肉毒中毒患者的尸检可能低估了颅神经的脱髓鞘。