loading...| Preferred Name |
Intestinal botulism |
| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_178481 |
| alternative_term |
Intestinal colonization botulism Intestinal toxin-mediated botulism Intestinal toxemia botulism |
| 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 Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia. The disease affects infants (infant botulism) and very rarely adults (adult intestinal botulism). |
| definition_citation |
Orphanet |
| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=178481 |
| has_age_of_onset |
All ages |
| hasDbXref |
UMLS:C1443901 ICD-10:A05.1 |
| label |
Intestinal botulism |
| notation |
Clinical subtype ORPHA:178481 |
| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_178481 |
| prefLabel |
Intestinal botulism |
| present_in |
Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown |
| subClassOf |