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Botulism physical examination On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
Botulism physical examination is very important in order to suggest or exclude the disease. The patients with botulism appear dizzy and tired. The following signs are observed in the botulism patients: eyelid dropping, weakness of tongue muscle, nystagmus and decreased gag reflex. Paralytic ileus also may present. Botulism presentation shows many neurological manifestations like: generalized muscle weakness, abscent tendon reflexes, facial nerve impairment and speech impairment.[1]
Physical Examination
| Physical examination | Adult botulism | Infantile botulism |
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| Vital signs | Botulism patients have normal vital signs. | |
| Skin | ||
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| Eyelid drooping | ||
| Lungs | Respiratory muscle paralysis | |
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| Neuro-muscular | Flobby baby syndrome: | |
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Appearance of the patient
Patients of botulism may appear lethargic and dizzy.
HEENT
- Eyelid drooping
- Absent or decreased gag reflex
- Weakness of tongue muscle
- Weakness of the eye muscles
- Nystagmus
Abdomen
- Paralytic ileus: Decreased or absent bowel sounds
Neuromuscular
- Absent or decreased deep tendon reflexes
- Loss of muscle function/ feeling
- Speech impairment
- Facial nerve impairment
- Abscent of tendon reflexes may present
Extremities
- Weakness lower and upper extremities
Gallery
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![Six week old infant with botulism. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/1/17/Botulism17.png)
Six week old infant with botulism. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
![Six week old infant with botulism. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Botulism17.png)
References
- ↑ Hughes JM, Blumenthal JR, Merson MH, Lombard GL, Dowell VR, Gangarosa EJ (1981). "Clinical features of types A and B food-borne botulism". Ann Intern Med. 95 (4): 442–5. PMID 7283294.
- ↑ "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".