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Case Report
Highlights of serious distant effects after local injection of botulinum toxin therapy: A report of pediatric case
1 Assistant Professor of Clinical Toxicology-Poison Control Center, Department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Hoda M Salah Eldin
Department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo,
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Article ID: 101127Z01EM2020
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Mohammed EA, Salah Eldin HM. Highlights of serious distant effects after local injection of botulinum toxin therapy: A report of pediatric case. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101127Z01EM2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) is widely used in various conditions that cause involuntary muscle contractions, such as management of spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP). However, iatrogenic botulism resulting from systemic effects from BoNT-A is uncommon but may have serious life-threatening consequences.
Case Report: We report a case of pediatric patient who developed iatrogenic botulism after therapeutic intramuscular injections of BoNT-A.
Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of clinicians having adequate information of the risk of systemic botulism following local injections of BoNT-A and caution is needed in using this therapy.
Keywords: Botulinum neurotoxin A, Iatrogenic botulism
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Author Contributions
Eman Abdelfatah Mohammed - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Hoda M Salah Eldin - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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