Wound botulism in drug users: a still underestimated diagnosis.
Neurol Sci
; 31(6): 825-7, 2010 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20552239
ABSTRACT
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 of slurred speech and dysphagia. The most considerable finding of electrophysiological study was the reduction in amplitude of compound muscle action potential which should be considered a useful initial electrodiagnostic sign in the clinical context of botulism. Alerting clinicians to botulism is crucial for a rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment and thus decreasing mortality and complications.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Botulism
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Heroin Dependence
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurol Sci
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article