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Botulism with respiratory insufficiency requiring extra corporeal carbon dioxide removal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

T. Buchmann ,
M. Kabatnik ,
A. Sander  and
J. Peters
T. Buchmann
Affiliation:
Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universität-GH Essen, Germany
M. Kabatnik
Affiliation:
Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universität-GH Essen, Germany
A. Sander
Affiliation:
Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universität-GH Essen, Germany
J. Peters
Affiliation:
Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universität-GH Essen, Germany
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Abstract

Despite a low incidence of botulism in the industrialized world some cases occasionally occur in Germany after eating contaminated food. Because botulism is rarely seen, most physicians are unfamiliar with its early recognition and treatment. However, immediate intensive care treatment is important. We report the case of a previously healthy 54-year-old female who developed signs of botulism after eating vacuum packed smoked fish and developed severe respiratory insufficiency with difficult carbon dioxide elimination in the days following.

Keywords

botulismbotulinum toxinsrespiratory insufficiencyextracorporeal CO2-removal
Type
Case Report
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , May 1999 , pp. 346 - 349
Copyright
1999 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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