澳大利亚发现婴儿肉毒中毒

• 作 者: shield LK 王承吉
• 出 处: 石河子医学院学报
• 发表日期: 1983年02期
• 关键词: 婴儿肉毒中毒 肌张力低下 睑下垂 表情 维多利亚州 肉毒杆菌 大便 四肢 病例报告 个月

1975年人们首次发现了婴儿肉毒中毒,大部份病例报告来自美国;英国和加拿大各报告了一个病例。本文报告了澳大利亚维多利亚州的一例3个月男婴,表现为便秘,肌张力低下、四肢软弱、睑下垂、脸部缺乏表情、吸吮及吞嚥无力,持续数月,恢复正常。从病人大便中分离到B型肉毒杆菌,证实了婴儿肉毒中毒的诊断。至此已在四个国家中发现了婴儿肉毒中毒,作者认为随着对婴儿

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