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Botulism during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: The importance of differential diagnoses
Antonio Gatto1, Silvia Maria Pulitanò2, Giorgio Conti2
1Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Botulism is a neuroparalytic syndrome caused by a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. We describe a patient with neurological symptoms associated with intoxication by Clostridium botulinum and infection by SARSCoV2. This report underlines that it is mandatory, even in case of SARS-CoV-2 positivity, to investigate all the causes of a clinical pattern.
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