Preferred Label : Infant intestinal botulism;
ICD-11 definition : Infant botulism is a rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction
disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs).
It is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated
infection with toxemia.;
ICD-11 synonym : infantile botulism; infant botulism;
Origin ID : 2113104711;
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Infant botulism is a rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction
disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs).
It is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated
infection with toxemia.
