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Adult intestinal botulism

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Link to WHO Definition

Adult intestinal botulism – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1601222948

Adult intestinal botulism is a very rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), and is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxaemia.