Fødevarebotulisme med fatal udgang hos en 59-årig kvinde

Translated title of the contribution: Food-borne botulism with fatal outcome in a 59-year-old woman

Johanne Emmery, Peter Ellekvist

Abstract

Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal disease caused by toxins produced by Clostridum botulinum. This is a case report of severe and fatal food-borne botulism in a 59-year-old woman. She developed cardiac arrest shortly after admission, most likely due to paralysis of the respiratory muscles. Food botulism was suggested, and she was treated with antiserum pending confirmation of the diagnosis by detection of botulinum toxin in a serum sample. The source of botulism was never confirmed, but was likely to be home-canned fish.

Translated title of the contributionFood-borne botulism with fatal outcome in a 59-year-old woman
Original languageDanish
Article numberV07210603
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume183
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2022

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