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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2011; 09(03): 383-386
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2011-0497
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Infant botulism manifesting in an exclusively breast-fed patient: A case report

Matthew L. Harrison
a   Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Rebecca L. Liggin
b   Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA
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06 May 2010

25 June 2010

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

This report describes a case of infant botulism in a 4-month-old exclusively breast- fed female. The time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was protracted, so the patient was not administered botulinum immune globulin. No source of exposure was identified. She eventually recovered with mild residual deficits.

Keywords

Infant botulism - Clostridium botulinum - botulinum immune globulin - botulinum toxin - neuroparalytic syndrome - breast milk - dysautonomia - dysphagia - Clostridium butyric - Clostridium baratii - honey