Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia 2007-Sep
[Simultaneous botulism in two brothers addicted to cocaine].
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Botulism is currently an uncommon disease in which the botulinum toxin causes a progressive muscular paralysis that can lead to the death due to a failure of respiratory muscles.
METHODS
Two brothers, both addicted to cocaine, came to the casualty department because of a decrease of near visual acuity and bilateral mydriasis. Two days later, they developed eyelid ptosis, asymmetric dysfunction of the extraocular muscles and vomiting.
CONCLUSIONS
The presence of a paralysis of accommodation, with bilateral mydriasis that reacts to pilocarpine, makes it necessary to consider botulism as a possible cause.
