Generalized tetanus
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Generalized Tetanus in an Adult Patient: A Case Report
Tetanus is a neurological disorder caused by Clostridium tetani. Although vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of tetanus worldwide, the occurrence of sporadic cases requires effective and timely treatment. In this study, we report the case of a 45-year-old man who had difficulty in swallowing and opening mouth. The patient had the history of a small puncture wound with a nail in...
متن کاملCorrection: Generalized Tetanus Initially Presenting with Dysmasesis
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.644.].
متن کاملA lethal case of generalized tetanus.
sented to an emergency department in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sept. 28 with a two-day history of dysphagia. On Sept. 3, the patient had undergone a dental procedure to remove a plate from her mouth. She had been well until Sept. 17, when she had fallen on her driveway and suffered an abrasion to her right forearm, which had been managed at home by her daughter with local wound care. She had then p...
متن کاملGeneralized Tetanus Initially Presenting with Dysmasesis
A 58-year-old male farmer, with no significant history of any chronic morbidity, was admitted via the Emergency Department of SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, with a history of an injury to the hand 20 days earlier followed by a three-day history of dysmasesis (difficulty chewing), progressing to trismus and generalized stiffness interfering with his daily activities. The patient was clinically managed...
متن کاملCase Report Of Severe Generalized Tetanus In a 18 y/o Patient
Tetanus is a life-threatening neurologic disease caused by an infectious agent, Clostridium Tetani, and is one of the infectious diseases that is preventable by vaccination. Tetanus is characterized by painful muscle spasm and increased muscle tone, that is caused by tetanospasmin, a powerful toxin elaborated by Clostridium tetani. Due to worldwide regular vaccination, this disease rarely see...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190161