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Cranial Nerve Palsy Secondary to Botulism After Black Tar Heroin Use

Hiroshi T. Suzuki and Hari Reddy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2021, 34 (4) 808-810; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200644
Hiroshi T. Suzuki
From the University of California, Riverside, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Riverside (HS); St. Bernardine Medical Center, Sound Critical Care, San Bernardino, CA (HR)
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Hari Reddy
From the University of California, Riverside, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Riverside (HS); St. Bernardine Medical Center, Sound Critical Care, San Bernardino, CA (HR)
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