Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's
Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou", Athens, Greece
Note: [] Correspondence: Georgia J. Sideri, M.D., Department of Pediatric
Intensive Care, Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou", Thivon
& Levadias, Goudi, 117-27, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2107798033; Fax:
+30 2107798357; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Botulism is caused by the toxin produced by Clostridium
botulinum. This toxin binds the peripheral presynaptic cholinergic membranes,
preventing the release of acetylcholine and thereby producing a
life-threatening, paralytic illness. We report the case of an infant with
botulism who proceeded to cardiorespiratory arrest, but whose outcome was very
satisfactory, in spite of the delay in diagnosis.
