clinical manifestation and treatment of botulism in two pregnant women: case report

The current paper reports two pregnant patients with botulism were infected during a botulism outbreak.they were a 26‑year‑old gravida 2 para 1, 24 weeks and a primigravida 29‑year‑old, 27 weeks women. thefirst one suffered from ptosis, blurred vision, chewing muscles weakness, dysphagia and urinary incontinencea few days after eating local yogurt. moreover, the second one was intubated due to dyspnea, dysphonia,muscles weakness and decreased o2 saturation, 20 hours after ingestion of local yogurt. both of themwere treated by trivalent antitoxin every 8 h for 2 days. they were discharged at the 5th and 25th days inwell condition, respectively. there was no problem with their pregnancy until they were followed up. inconclusion, in pregnant patients with botulism, treatment should be started as soon as possible and theearlier treatment will reduce the risk of complications.