Wound Botulism in the Setting of Pregnancy: A Literature Review and Case Report

Botulism is a rare neuroparalytic illness caused by Clostridium botulinum that can manifest as a descending flaccid paralysis, progressing from cranial neuropathies to respiratory failure. Wound botulism, constituting a minority of cases, is majorly associated with the injection of black tar heroin...

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Published in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 9
Main Authors:	Ghantarchyan, Henrik, Phan, Alexander T, Hu, Janie, Thaker, Kunal, Dombrovsky, Inessa, Roloff, Kristina, Arabian, Sarkis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Palo Alto Cureus Inc 17-09-2022 Cureus
Subjects:	Botulism Case reports Drug overdose Drug use Dysarthria Dysphagia Dyspnea Guillain-Barre syndrome Heroin Hospitals Hypoxia Infectious Disease Laboratories Mechanics Medical diagnosis Narcotics Neuromuscular diseases Neutrophils Obstetrics/Gynecology Oxygen saturation Patients Pregnancy Respiratory failure Substance Use and Addiction United States > US California
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