Infant botulism--the first reported case from Queensland

Ryan, P.J.

Medical Journal of Australia 146(2): 105-106

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X
PMID: 3796405
Document Number: 301404
Infant botulism is a rare disease with previous reports in Australia originating from its southern states. The first case to be recognized from Queensland is described in a four-month-old white girl. Complications included respiratory failure, the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, urinary tract infection and autonomic dysfunction.

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