05/09/2025
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๐งญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐: Pathology
๐ฏ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: Microbiology
โ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
A 4-month-old infant is brought to the emergency department with a 3-day history of constipation, poor feeding, a progressively weakening cry, and generalized muscle weakness. The parents mention they have been adding honey to the infant's milk to help with constipation. On examination, the infant has bilateral ptosis, a weak gag reflex, and profound hypotonia. This condition is caused by the ingestion of which of the following?
A. Pre-formed botulinum toxin in honey
B. Clostridium botulinum spores
C. Escherichia coli O157:H7
D. Campylobacter jejuni
E. Rotavirus
๐ฌ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐? Share your reasoning in the comments. Let's master this together. ๐ก