Unusual Causes of Infectious Diarrhea

Brasitus, Thomas A.; Cleri, Dennis J.

doi:10.1159/000171094

Dig Dis

1984

DOI: 10.1159/000171094

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Unusual Causes of Infectious Diarrhea

Thomas A. Brasitus

Dennis J. Cleri

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“…The diagnosis may be delayed when neurologic manifestations occur late in the course of the illness (2). Timely treatment with equine antitoxin can be problematic, because early botulism mimics many food-borne gastroenteritidies (3,5,6,8,9,11). This is especially true of type E botulism intoxication, in which gastrointestinal symptoms may be prominent (2,9,12).…”

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Two fatal cases of type E adult food-borne botulism with early symptoms and terminal neurologic signs

Badhey¹,

Cleri²,

D'Amato³

et al. 1986

J Clin Microbiol

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Type E botulism, one of the least common forms of botulinal intoxication on the East Coast of the United States, is described for two elderly patients with chronic underlying disease. Both patients consumed tainted kapchunka, a salted, ungutted whitefish. Gastrointestinal symptoms and signs were prominent, but neurologic complaints, although noted soon after the consumption of the fish in one patient, did not progress until late in the course of the patient's illness. One patient exhibited both urinary retention, which was reported mainly in one outbreak of type E botulism (M.

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Two fatal cases of type E adult food-borne botulism with early symptoms and terminal neurologic signs

Badhey¹,

Cleri²,

D'Amato³

et al. 1986

J Clin Microbiol

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Unusual Causes of Infectious Diarrhea

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Two fatal cases of type E adult food-borne botulism with early symptoms and terminal neurologic signs

Two fatal cases of type E adult food-borne botulism with early symptoms and terminal neurologic signs

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