"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Botulism" by people in Profiles.
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Infant Botulism With Asymmetric Cranial Nerve Palsies. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 03; 92:71-72.
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One-Month-Old Infant With Hypotonia and Cardiorespiratory Arrest. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 04; 56(4):397-398.
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Nonaccidental trauma presenting with respiratory distress and pleural effusion. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Jan; 28(1):61-3.
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Molecular bases of protective immune responses against botulinum neurotoxin A--how antitoxin antibodies block its action. Crit Rev Immunol. 2007; 27(4):319-41.
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Mapping of the antibody and T cell recognition profiles of the HN domain (residues 449-859) of the heavy chain of botulinum neurotoxin A in two high-responder mouse strains. Immunol Invest. 2005; 34(2):119-42.
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Mapping of the antibody-binding regions on botulinum neurotoxin H-chain domain 855-1296 with antitoxin antibodies from three host species. J Protein Chem. 1996 Oct; 15(7):691-700.
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Infantile botulism. South Med J. 1988 Apr; 81(4):457-60.
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Equine antitoxin use and other factors that predict outcome in type A foodborne botulism. Am J Med. 1984 May; 76(5):794-8.
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Neurological and neuropsychological effects of botulinum toxin. Dis Nerv Syst. 1971 Oct; 32(10):702-6.