Wound botulism in drug users: a still underestimated diagnosis

Wound botulism is a rare infectious disease that is becoming a frequent complication of parental drug use. Diagnosis is often difficult and based on clinical suspicion. We report the first Italian case of wound botulism due to intramuscular heroin injection in a 48-year-old man with an acute onset o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurological sciences 2010-12, Vol.31 (6), p.825-827
Hauptverfasser:	Rodolico, C., Barca, E., Fenicia, L., Anniballi, F., Sinardi, A. U., Girlanda, P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Botulism - diagnosis Botulism - transmission Case Report Clostridium botulinum - pathogenicity Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Heroin Dependence - complications Heroin Dependence - diagnosis Heroin Dependence - microbiology Humans Injections, Intramuscular - adverse effects Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosciences Neurosurgery Psychiatry Skin - injuries Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis Wounds and Injuries - microbiology
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