Adult intestinal botulism

Orpha code: 178487OMIM code:

Definition

A very 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.

Disease data
Classification

Clinical subtype

Synonyms
Adult intestinal colonization botulism
Adult intestinal toxemia botulism
Adult intestinal toxin-mediated botulism
Infant-like botulism
ORPHA code
178487
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
A05.1
ICD11 code
1A11.1

No additional description.

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