Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: December 4, 2024
Preferred Name

Infant botulism
Synonyms

Infant intestinal toxemia botulism

Infant intestinal botulism

Infant intestinal toxin-mediated botulism

Infantile botulism

Definitions

A rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is due to intestinal colonization by <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia.

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_178478

alternative_term

Infant intestinal toxemia botulism

Infant intestinal botulism

Infant intestinal toxin-mediated botulism

Infantile botulism

definition

A rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is due to intestinal colonization by <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxemia.

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=178478

has_age_of_onset

Infancy

Neonatal

hasDbXref

UMLS:C0238027

ICD-11:1A11.1

ICD-10:A05.1

label

Infant botulism

notation

ORPHA:178478

Clinical subtype

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_178478

prefLabel

Infant botulism

present_in

Europe AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 0.2 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000

Argentina AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 2.2 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000

United States AND has_birth_prevalence_average_value : 2.1 AND has_birth_prevalence_range : 1-9 / 100 000

Europe AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.3 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557494

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_178481

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