iatrogenic botulism
MONDO:0016778Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names iatrogenic botulism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Iatrogenic botulism is the most recent man-made form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), and it may occur as an adverse event after therapeutic or cosmetic use.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016778), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
13 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Cerebral palsyHPOHP:0100021
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cranial nerve paralysisHPOHP:0006824
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Diaphragmatic paralysisHPOHP:0006597
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MydriasisHPOHP:0011499
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Orthostatic hypotensionHPOHP:0001278
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PtosisHPOHP:0000508
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- XerostomiaHPOHP:0000217
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ConstipationHPOHP:0002019
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DyspneaHPOHP:0002094
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Urinary retentionHPOHP:0000016
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: iatrogenic botulism
- Also called
- accidental botulisminadvertent botulism