From Rarity to Recognition: Infantile Botulism and the Broad Spectrum of Differential Diagnoses

• Main Authors: Matthew C. Authement (Author), Brandon M. Jones (Author), Robert J. Kahoud (Author), Elizabeth H. Ristagno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This case illustrates a 5-week-old girl who presented with decreased activity, decreased feeds, poor suck, weak cry, lethargy, hypotonia, and areflexia. The child was found to have infant botulism. The case demonstrates the importance of a full history and broad differential in an ill-appearing infa...