Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), and is due to intestinal colonization by <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia. The disease affects infants (infant botulism) and very rarely adults (adult intestinal botulism). Disease data Classification Clinical subtype Synonyms Intestinal colonization botulism Intestinal toxemia botulism Intestinal toxin-mediated botulism ORPHA code 178481 OMIM code - ICD10 code A05.1 ICD11 code - *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl