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= Clinical Presentation =
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== Clinical Presentation ==
   
 
* Typically involves symmetric descending paralysis, starting with cranial nerves and often involving respiratory muscles
 
* Typically involves symmetric descending paralysis, starting with cranial nerves and often involving respiratory muscles
   
== Foodborne botulism ==
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=== Foodborne botulism ===
   
== Wound botulism ==
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=== Wound botulism ===
   
== Infant botulism ==
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=== Infant botulism ===
   
== Adult intestinal toxemia ==
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=== Adult intestinal toxemia ===
   
 
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Revision as of 16:10, 15 August 2019

Clinical Presentation

  • Typically involves symmetric descending paralysis, starting with cranial nerves and often involving respiratory muscles

Foodborne botulism

Wound botulism

Infant botulism

Adult intestinal toxemia