Intragastric Botulinum Toxin Injection and Botulism: An Alarm for Clinicians
Clostridium botulinum produces the most potent bacterial toxin, botulinum toxin A (BTXA), which has various therapeutic and cosmetic indications. Intragastric BTXA injection is a new obesity treatment method that was argued to be safe due to the inactivation of BTXA through the liver or metabolizati...
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| Main Authors: | Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farhad Najmeddin, Elham Pourheidar, Atabak Najafi, Reza Bahman, Ehsan Yousefi-Mazhin, Hossein Karballaei-Mirzahosseini, Rezvan Hassanpour |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8183127 |
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