A rare case of severe systemic life-threatening botulism caused by a local botulinum toxin-A injection

• Xiaoxi Tian, MD,
• Lin Gao, MD,
• Guoqiang Fu, MD,
• Cuicui Zhang, MD,
• Qianfeng He, MD,
• Ni Wei, MD,
• Tan Huang, MD,
• Lihong Li, MD

Affiliations

Xiaoxi Tian, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Lin Gao, MD

Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Correspondence to: Lin Gao, MD, Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.

Guoqiang Fu, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Cuicui Zhang, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Qianfeng He, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Ni Wei, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Tan Huang, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Lihong Li, MD

Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Lihong Li, MD, Department of Emergency, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China.