Botulism - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Botulism;

NCIt definition : A serious bacterial infection caused by botulinum toxin which is produced by Clostridium botulinum. Patients are infected usually by ingestion of contaminated food or wound contamination. It leads to muscle paralysis which may result in respiratory failure.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A rare but serious paralytic illness that is caused by a nerve toxin that is most often produced by Clostridium botulinum, but also rarely by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. There are five types of botulism: foodborne, wound, infant, adult intestinal toxemia (adult intestinal colonization), and iatrogenic.;

Details

Origin ID

C84599;

UMLS CUI

C0006057;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- BOTULISM [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Botulism [PASCAL descriptor]
- Botulism [DeCS]
- Botulism [ICD-11 Category]
- Botulism [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Botulism [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Botulism [ORDO Disease]
- Botulism food poisoning [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Botulism food poisoning [ICD-9 code]
- Foodborne botulism (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infection caused by Clostridium botulinum (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Meningococcal C [UNVA Disease]
- botulism [DO Concept]
- botulism [Disease (Nov.)]
- botulism [MedlinePlus Topic]
- botulism [MeSH Descriptor]
- botulism [MeSH concept]
- botulism [SNOMED Notion]
DO Cross reference
- botulism [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Injury or Poisoning [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- BOTULISM [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Botulism [ORDO Disease]
- Botulism [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Botulism [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Clostridium botulinum poisoning [MedDRA LLT]
- Infection caused by Clostridium botulinum (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Intoxication with Clostridium botulinum toxin (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- botulism [DO Concept]
- botulism [Disease (Nov.)]
- botulism [MeSH concept]
- botulism [MedlinePlus Topic]
- botulism [SNOMED Notion]
- botulism [MeSH Descriptor]
- clostridium botulinum infection [Disease (Nov.)]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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