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by
Dr. Afaf Mahmoud Attia
Lecturer in Forensic Medicine and Clinical
Toxicology
Definition
Mechanism of action
Treatment
Investigations
C / P A)
B) Wound
C) Food
Infantborne
botulism
botulism
botulism
-
Supportive
Cranial nerve affection (6 & 3).
Similar to food borne botulism EXCEPT for
1-lackConstipation.
- Cardiac
Serum
of
arrest.
analysis.
GIT symptoms.
- Dry mouth,
2- muscle
Stool
Decontamination
Difficult
difficulty in swallowing, bulbar
feeding.
weakness
analysis.
- Descending symmetrical paralysis.
3- Decrease gag
Vomitus.
- It
Neutralization
reflex.
commonly
Deep occurs
tendon reflexes in patients with
are diminished.
4-
- Gastric
surgical content.
Persistent
wounds hypotonia.
after IP 4botulism
– 14 days. IG
GIT symptoms.
Human
-5- Resp.
Wound.m weakness.
Tachycardia.
-6- Respiratory
Suspectd failure Symptomatic
food. & death.