"Botulism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)
| Descriptor ID |
D001906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.151 C10.668.758.200 C10.720.150 C25.723.415.151
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| Concept/Terms |
Botulism- Botulism
- Toxico-Infectious Botulism
- Toxico Infectious Botulism
- Botulism, Toxico-Infectious
- Botulism, Toxico Infectious
- Clostridium botulinum Infection
- Clostridium botulinum Infections
- Infection, Clostridium botulinum
Botulism, Infantile- Botulism, Infantile
- Infantile Botulism
- Infant Botulism
- Botulism, Infant
- Infant Botulisms
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Botulism" by people in Profiles.
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Narayanan N, Lacy CR, Cruz JE, Nahass M, Karp J, Barone JA, Hermes-DeSantis ER. Disaster Preparedness: Biological Threats and Treatment Options. Pharmacotherapy. 2018 02; 38(2):217-234.
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Pifko E, Price A, Sterner S. Infant botulism and indications for administration of botulism immune globulin. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Feb; 30(2):120-4; quiz 125-7.
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Sagar M, Shukla S, Bradley-Dodds K. Nonaccidental trauma presenting with respiratory distress and pleural effusion. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Jan; 28(1):61-3.
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Mustafa W, Al-Saleem FH, Nasser Z, Olson RM, Mattis JA, Simpson LL, Schnell MJ. Immunization of mice with the non-toxic HC50 domain of botulinum neurotoxin presented by rabies virus particles induces a strong immune response affording protection against high-dose botulinum neurotoxin challenge. Vaccine. 2011 Jun 20; 29(28):4638-45.
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Anderson TD, Shah UK, Schreiner MS, Jacobs IN. Airway complications of infant botulism: ten-year experience with 60 cases. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Mar; 126(3):234-9.