Wound botulism

Orpha code: 178475OMIM code:

Definition

Wound botulism is a rare infectious form of botulism (see this term), a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis due to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced after infection of wounds by <i>Clostridium botulinum</i>.

Disease data
Classification

Etiological subtype

Synonyms
Cutaneous infectious botulism
Infekcja skóry botulinowa
Cutaneous toxin-mediated botulism
Inoculation botulism
Skin infectious botulism
Skin toxin-mediated botulism
ORPHA code
178475
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
A05.1
ICD11 code
1A11.1

No additional description.

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