Preferred Label : Adult intestinal botulism;
ICD-11 definition : Adult intestinal botulism is a very rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular
junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins
(BoNTs), and is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to
toxin-mediated infection with toxemia.;
Origin ID : 1601222948;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Adult intestinal botulism is a very rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular
junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins
(BoNTs), and is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to
toxin-mediated infection with toxemia.
