An Unlikely Killer: Iatrogenic Botulism and Respiratory Paralysis as a Result of Botched Botox Injection

Authors

• Gregory Williams, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Anabel Al Abdallah, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Jonathan Barnett

Files

Division

Central and West Texas

Hospital

Del Sol Medical Center

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-14-2026

Keywords

Botulism, toxin, botox, OnabotA, respiratory, paralysis

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Williams, Gregory; Al Abdallah, Anabel; and Barnett, Jonathan, "An Unlikely Killer: Iatrogenic Botulism and Respiratory Paralysis as a Result of Botched Botox Injection" (2026). Central & West Texas and San Antonio GME Research Day 2026. 37.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/centralwesttexas2026/37