title: Food-borne botulism: still actual topic.
abstract: Even though since the mid-1990s the number of food-borne botulism cases has systematically decreased and it now occurs in Poland relatively rarely, it is still a real epidemiological problem. There are about 30 cases of botulism in Poland a year, which ranks Poland the first among the European Union. In most cases the symptomatology of botulism is typical, however it does not always fully coincide with the one described in medical manuals which emphasise the dramatic clinical course of botulism with its frequent fatal consequences. Diagnosis of botulism may be difficult because of its rare prevalence and a variable clinical course, especially in old patients. Authors of this paper describe two cases of botulism and diagnostic problems associated with it.
authors: Neurology Department with Stroke Unit, Specialist Hospital in Konskie, Konskie, Poland. wbrola@wp.pl
authors: Waldemar
authors: W
authors: Brola
authors: Malgorzata
authors: M
authors: Fudala
authors: Szymon
authors: S
authors: Gacek
authors: Pawel
authors: P
authors: Gruenpeter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
references: Presse Med. 2005 Mar 26;34(6):449-54
references: 15902879
references: Hum Exp Toxicol. 2006 May;25(5):273-8
references: 16758770
references: Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Oct 15;41(8):1167-73
references: 16163636
references: J Public Health (Oxf). 2006 Dec;28(4):337-42
references: 16917124
references: Euro Surveill. 1999 Jan;4(1):2-7
references: 12631917
references: Rev Neurol Dis. 2006 Fall;3(4):182-9
references: 17224901
references: Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1983 May 31;62(2):181-3
references: 6684941
references: Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Sep;10(9):1606-11
references: 15498163
references: Przegl Epidemiol. 2010;64(2):231-4
references: 20731227