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= Clinical Presentation =
== 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 ==
=== Foodborne botulism ===


== Wound botulism ==
=== Wound botulism ===


== Infant botulism ==
=== Infant botulism ===


== Adult intestinal toxemia ==
=== Adult intestinal toxemia ===


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Revision as of 20:10, 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