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Intestinal botulism

rare

A rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), and is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia. The disease affects infants (infant botulism) and very rarely adults (adult intestinal botulism).

Identifiers
MONDO:0015805 Orphanet:178481
Part of
Toxin-mediated infectious botulism
Also known as
intestinal colonisation botulism · intestinal colonization botulism · intestinal toxaemia botulism · intestinal toxemia botulism · intestinal toxin-mediated botulism

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