A Case of Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism During Prolonged Hospitalization in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipient.

Parameswaran, Lalitha; Rao, Agam; Chastain, Katherine; Ackelsburg, Joel; Adams, Eleanor; Jackson, Brendan; Voigt, Louis P; Chen, Xi et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a laboratory-confirmed case of adult intestinal toxemia botulism in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) recipient. Onset of symptoms occurred within the hospitalized setting, making this case particularly unique. Botulism may have arisen because of significant intestinal disruption and compromise, and not directly from immune compromise.

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