loading...| Preferred Name |
Infant botulism |
| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_178478 |
| alternative_term |
Infant intestinal toxin-mediated botulism Infant intestinal botulism Infantile botulism Infant intestinal toxemia botulism |
| definition |
A rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia. |
| definition_citation |
Orphanet |
| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=178478 |
| has_age_of_onset |
Neonatal Infancy |
| hasDbXref |
ICD-11:1A11.1 UMLS:C0238027 ICD-10:A05.1 |
| label |
Infant botulism |
| notation |
Clinical subtype ORPHA:178478 |
| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_178478 |
| prefLabel |
Infant botulism |
| present_in |
Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown United States AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 2.1 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000 Argentina AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 2.2 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000 Europe AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 0.2 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000 Europe AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.3 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000 |
| subClassOf |