A childhood-onset intestinal toxemia botulism during chemotherapy for relapsed acute leukemia

Botulism is a potentially fatal infection characterized by progressive muscle weakness, bulbar paralysis, constipation and other autonomic dysfunctions. A recent report suggested that cancer chemotherapy might...

Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - September 18, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Noriko Ohyama, Michiko Torio, Kentaro Nakashima, Yuuki Koga, Shunsuke Kanno, Hisanori Nishio, Kei Nishiyama, Momoko Sasazuki, Haru Kato, Hiroshi Asakura, Satoshi Akamine, Masafumi Sanefuji, Yoshito Ishizaki, Yasunari Sakai and Shouichi Ohga Tags: Case report Source Type: research