Botulism during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: The importance of differential diagnoses.

Authors :: Gatto A
Pulitanò SM
Conti G
Soave PM
Di Sarno L
Chiaretti A
Source :: Anaerobe [Anaerobe] 2021 Aug; Vol. 70, pp. 102389. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 26.
Publication Year :: 2021
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.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)