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Infant botulism mimicking Hirschprung's disease |
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| Authors: | Eamon B O'Reilly John Arnold |
| Institution: | a Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134-1005, USA b Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134-1005, USA |
| Abstract: | We report a case of infant botulism presenting as primary colonic ileus—mimicking Hirschprung's megacolon. Infant botulism should be considered in any infant with constipation and neurologic abnormalities. |
| Keywords: | Infant botulism Colonic ileus Hirschsprung's disease Megacolon Clostridium botulinum |
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