What Is Botulism?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
8. Complications
Botulism can obviously cause some very severe complications that can pose a real threat to the patient’s life. One of the main problems is that it can affect the patient’s ability to control their muscles. This includes muscles that the patient relies upon for their survival.
For example, loss of muscle control can include the muscles that are responsible for helping to expand and deflate the chest. This means the patient can lose the ability to breathe, and this can be fatal. Indeed, losing the ability to breathe is the most common cause of deaths in people that have botulism.
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