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A rare food poisoning: clostridium botulinum
Abstract
Botulismus is a gram-positive anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in soil. Exotaxins secreted by Clostridium bolulinum bacteria are heat-labile and irreversibly block the release of acetylcholine at the cholinergic ends of presynaptic and autonomic nerves at the neuromuscular junction after ingestion with food. The incubation period of botulismus is between 18-38 hours, and the first finding is blurred vision and diplopia symptoms due to the involvement of the eye muscles. The most important point in its treatment is early diagnosis and rapid administration of antitoxin. In this article, a case who was successfully treated in our intensive care unit with the diagnosis of botulismus poisoning is presented.

Keywords : Food poisoning, botulism, clostridium

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Article available in :
Volume 1, Issue 3, 2023
Page : 73-75
https://doi.org/10.51271/ICJIM-0016
Article Information
Received : 13 Ağu 2023
Accepted : 31 Ağu 2023
Published : 31 Ağu 2023
Corresponding Author :

Necip Nas: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey

[email protected]
Citation : Deniz YZ, Nas N. A rare food poisoning: clostridium botulinum. Intercont J Int Med. 2023;1(3):73-75.

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