Clinical Recovery and Circulating Botulinum Toxin Type F in Adult Patient

Sobel, Jeremy; Dill, Tracy; Kirkpatrick, Christina L.; Riek, Laurel; Luedtke, Patrick; Damrow, Todd A.

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Clinical Recovery and Circulating Botulinum Toxin Type F in Adult Patient

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Jun 2009
By Sobel, Jeremy ; Dill, Tracy ; Kirkpatrick, Christina L. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sobel, Jeremy ; Dill, Tracy ; Kirkpatrick, Christina L. ; Riek, Laurel ; Luedtke, Patrick ; Damrow, Todd A.
Description:

A 56-year-old woman in Helena, Montana, USA, who showed clinical signs of paralysis, received antitoxins to botulinum toxins A, B, and E within 24 hours; nevertheless, symptoms progressed to complete quadriplegia. On day 8, she began moving spontaneously, even though blood tests later showed botulinum toxin type F remained.
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Animals Botulinum Antitoxin Botulinum Toxins Clostridium Dispatch Emergency Treatment Feces Female Humans Mice Middle Aged Respiration, Artificial Treatment Outcome
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(6):969-971.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Montana
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North America
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15
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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