TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocular Involvement in Wound Botulism
AU - Miller, Neil R.
AU - Moses, Howard
PY - 1977/10
Y1 - 1977/10
N2 - A 7-year-old girl developed bilateral ptosis, total ophthalmoplegia, and fixed, dilated pupils associated with bulbar paralysis and generalized weakness six days after she sustained a compound supracondylar fracture of the right humerus. Nerve conduction studies showed a facilitated muscle action potential after repetitive nerve stimulation. Blood cultures were negative. Although the wound site appeared noninfected, the wound was explored. Clostridium botulinum, type B, grew from cultures taken from the depths of the wound. The patient recovered fully with supportive care, and EEG abnormalities present during the acute phase of the illness disappeared.
AB - A 7-year-old girl developed bilateral ptosis, total ophthalmoplegia, and fixed, dilated pupils associated with bulbar paralysis and generalized weakness six days after she sustained a compound supracondylar fracture of the right humerus. Nerve conduction studies showed a facilitated muscle action potential after repetitive nerve stimulation. Blood cultures were negative. Although the wound site appeared noninfected, the wound was explored. Clostridium botulinum, type B, grew from cultures taken from the depths of the wound. The patient recovered fully with supportive care, and EEG abnormalities present during the acute phase of the illness disappeared.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1977.04450100090008
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1977.04450100090008
M3 - Article
C2 - 911250
AN - SCOPUS:0017743022
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 95
SP - 1788
EP - 1789
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 10
ER -