Diagnostic pitfall: wound botulism in an intoxicated intravenous drug abuser presenting with respiratory failure

Intensive Care Med. 2007 Jul;33(7):1301. doi: 10.1007/s00134-007-0620-4. Epub 2007 Mar 29.

Authors

Georg Royl¹, Juri Katchanov¹, Frank Stachulski¹, Jörg Schultze¹, Christoph J Ploner¹, Matthias Endres²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
² Department of Neurology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 17393137
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0620-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Botulism / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Poisoning / diagnosis*
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
Wounds and Injuries / complications*