A Case of a 34-Year-Old Female with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Proximal Muscle Weakness
| Autor: | Surit Sharma, Alex Diaz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Diplopia
Mechanical ventilation Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure Proximal muscle weakness business.industry medicine.medical_treatment lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid Case Report Heptavalent botulism antitoxin lcsh:RC86-88.9 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Wound Botulism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Botulism 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Presentation (obstetrics) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Critical Care, Vol 2017 (2017) Case Reports in Critical Care |
| ISSN: | 2090-6439 2090-6420 |
| Popis: | Wound associated botulism is an unusual presentation. Early detection of this potentially life-threatening illness can significantly shorten length of hospital stay and improve prognosis. We present a case of a 34-year-old female with a history of heroin abuse who presented to the ED with acute respiratory failure, diplopia, and proximal muscle weakness. There was early concern for wound botulism as the instigating process. After discussion with the CDC, she was given equine serum heptavalent botulism antitoxin. Laboratory analysis later confirmed our suspicion. Symptoms improved and the patient was liberated from mechanical ventilation on day 14 and discharged from the hospital on day 23. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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