title: Infantile botulism.
abstract: Botulism has not traditionally been considered as occurring in infants under one year of age because they generally do not ingest foods potentially containing preformed Clostridium botulinum toxin. We report a case of infantile botulism in a 3 1/2 month old infant who presented as a "floppy baby," and discuss the probable pathobiology involved.
mesh_terms: D001906:Botulism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009222:Myotonia / Q000209:etiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination