Clostridium botulinum

Ipotono e inappetenza in un lattante di 4 mesi

Pezzuto M, Di Stefano M, Rigamonti A, Zambon A, Natali Sora MG, Rossana Fiori, Piselli G, Fontana K, Guarneri MP, Barera G

2026/3 — pag. 79-79 — DOI

Infection with Clostridioides botulinum in infants is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterised by descending flaccid paralysis. The study reports the case of a four-month-old female infant admitted to the Emergency Unit with non-specific ...

Thomas, 3 mesi: stitico e… inespressivo…

2026/2 — pag. 83-85 — DOI

Un caso di botulismo infantile. Non è sempre colpa del miele

Gasperoni U, Acone F, Morandi F, Lazzerotti A

2024/6 — pag. 101-103 — DOI

A 6-month-old infant had been presenting with weak sucking and reduced spontaneous limb movements for a week. He had constipation problems for 4 days followed by hard stool. Upon admission, blood tests including metabolic screening and instrumental i...

Ipotonia e stipsi... Due segni per una diagnosi

Basilio P, De Martino L.

2023/10 — pag. 664-666 — DOI

The case of a 3-month-old infant presenting with hypotonia and stipsis and finally diagnosed with infant botulism is described....

I grandi occhi del piccolo lattante: un caso di “coma” acuto

A.G. Grasso

2018/4

Un caso di disfagia e diplopia: quale diagnosi?

A. Derosa, C. Di Lucca, C. Figliuolo, F. Forte, V. Targiani, R.A. Taccardi

2017/1

Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin produced by a Clostridium strain, most often Clostridium botulinum. The paper presents the case of a 13-year-old girl admitted to our Paediatric Department with double vision an...

L'uso del miele nella tosse acuta

D. Sambugaro, F. Fusco

2012/5

Un lattante ipotonico

M. Marchiori, P. Dalla Via, A. Capretta, L. Da Dalt

2008/4

Botulismo infantile in Romagna: descrizione del primo caso

2002/2 — pag. 124-124

Report of a case of infantile botulism, which appeared with the following symptoms: descending bulbar paralysis and subacute evolution....