Diagnostic errors in botulism
DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2022-6-11-667-670
I.V. Sergeeva, Sh.Kh. Rakhimi
Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Botulism is a rare but serious condition characterized by long hospitalization and high lethality and therefore is considered an important problem of modern infectiology. Multiple diagnostic errors frequently occur in botulism, though the disease has highly distinctive clinical signs.The authors reviewed 27 patient medical records from 1992–2006: 15 records of the patients hospitalized with different preliminary diagnoses and later established diagnosis "botulism" and 12 records of the patients with initially diagnosed botulism which was not confirmed. The article highlights epidemiological and clinical criteria of botulism. While generating a differential diagnosis, it is necessary to recognize that botulism has different clinical manifestations, and that the disease severity may vary from mild to serious. Preventive measures for botulism play an important role and are aimed at enhancing the public awareness of the storage and consumption of mushroom, fish, and me at cans and products.
Keywords: botulism, botulinum toxin, Clostridium botulinum, early diagnosis, differential diagnosis, diagnostic errors.
For citation: Sergeeva I.V., Rakhimi Sh.Kh. Diagnostic errors in botulism. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2022;6(11):667–670 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2022-6-11-667-670.
About the authors:
Irina V. Sergeeva — C. Sc. (Med.), associate professor of the Department of Public Health and Healthcare, Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; 1, Partizan Zheleznyak str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-2644-1969.
Shodbakht K. Rakhimi — resident of Prof. A.M. Dykhno Department of Hospital Surgery, Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; 1, Partizan Zheleznyak str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-0783-912X.
Contact information: Irina V. Sergeeva, e-mail: sergeevaiv-1979@mail.ru.
Financial Disclosure: no authors have a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned.
There is no conflict of interests.
Received 25.03.2022.
Revised 19.04.2022.
Accepted 18.05.2022.
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