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Rare Disease

wound botulism

MONDO:0015803

Also known as:cutaneous infectious botulismcutaneous toxin-mediated botulisminoculation botulism

Overview

Botulism that is caused by toxin that is produced in a wound contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include very common findings: Ptosis, Diplopia, Dysarthria, and Muscle weakness and others; and common findings: Urinary retention, Dyspnea, and Difficulty breathing due to muscle weakness (respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness). 15 total HPO annotations.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Brain and nerves	4	Dysarthria, Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), Cranial nerve paralysis

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 10 very common features, 3 common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for wound botulism.

24 publications have been identified in PubMed for wound botulism. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (29%), Case Report / Case Series (25%), and Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics (25%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Research summaries	7	29%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:178475

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:20149

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Wound Botulism Complicating a Snake Bite Wound Following Traditional Application of Raw Goat Skin Successfully Treated with Botulinum Antitoxin: A Case Report.

wound botulism

Overview

Clinical Presentation

Prognosis

Research Landscape

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

GARD

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Questions for Your Care Team

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Recent Publications

Latest News & Developments

Wound Botulism Complicating a Snake Bite Wound Following Traditional Application of Raw Goat Skin Successfully Treated with Botulinum Antitoxin: A Case Report.