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Wound botulism in drug addicts in the United Kingdom

✍ Scribed by L. Mulleague; S. M. Bonner; A. Samuel; P. Nichols; M. Khan; S. Shaw; T. Grüning

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
78 KB
Volume
56
Category
Article
ISSN
0003-2409

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✦ Synopsis

Clostridium novyi has recently been identified as the causative organism responsible for the deaths of 35 heroin addicts who had injected themselves intramuscularly. We present two heroin addicts who developed C. botulinum infection following intramuscular or subcutaneous injection of heroin. Like C. novyi, this grows under anaerobic conditions and clinical presentation may be similar; however, descending motor or autonomic signs are invariably present in botulism. The prognosis is good if the diagnosis is made early and appropriate treatment commenced.

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