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178481 Intestinal botulism

definition

Intestinal botulism is a rare form of botulism (see this term), 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; see this term) and very rarely adults (adult intestinal botulism; see this term).

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