A childhood-onset intestinal toxemia botulism during chemotherapy for relapsed acute leukemia

• Main Authors: Noriko Ohyama (Author), Michiko Torio (Author), Kentaro Nakashima (Author), Yuuki Koga (Author), Shunsuke Kanno (Author), Hisanori Nishio (Author), Kei Nishiyama (Author), Momoko Sasazuki (Author), Haru Kato (Author), Hiroshi Asakura (Author), Satoshi Akamine (Author), Masafumi Sanefuji (Author), Yoshito Ishizaki (Author), Yasunari Sakai (Author), Shouichi Ohga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Botulism is a potentially fatal infection characterized by progressive muscle weakness, bulbar paralysis, constipation and other autonomic dysfunctions. A recent report suggested that cancer chemotherapy might increase the risk for the intestinal toxemia botulism in both adults a...