Cagan Eren, Peker Erdal, Dogan Murat, Caksen Huseyin
Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
Eurasian J Med. 2010 Aug;42(2):92-4. doi: 10.5152/eajm.2010.25.
Infant botulism is a rare condition caused by intestinal colonization with Clostridium botulinum. The enteric toxin causes intestinal immobility and progressive descending paralysis due to the effect on acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and other cholinergic nerve terminals, particularly in the gut. Herein, we report an infant with infantile botulism because of rare clinically entity, with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment recover no squeal.
婴儿肉毒中毒是一种由肉毒梭菌在肠道定植引起的罕见病症。肠道毒素会导致肠道运动障碍以及进行性下行性麻痹,这是由于其对神经肌肉接头和其他胆碱能神经末梢(尤其是在肠道中)的乙酰胆碱释放产生影响所致。在此,我们报告一例因罕见临床病症导致的婴儿肉毒中毒病例,该婴儿经早期诊断和适当治疗后未留下后遗症。