Review of infant botulism and report of one case

ABSTRACT

Infant Botulism, one of the three forms of human botulism results from Clostridium botulinum. Absorbed toxin causes flaccid paralysis. Disease produces a spectrum of clinical severity from mild to sudden infant death syndrome. The first sign is almost always constipation. Botulism is manifested clinically as a symmetric descending paralysis. The first signs of illness are found in cranial nerves, it is not possible to have infant botulism without having bulbar palsies. Diagnosis established by identification of organism in the feces. In ambiguous situation electrodiagnostic study is helpful. In this article we reviewed the Infant botulism and reported a 10 month case