Tetany, tetanus or drug reaction? A case report.

Imaging findings after fascial injection of tetanus vaccine.

Adverse reactions to vaccines vary from mild to fatal. Local reactions are often due to hypersensitivity to the adjuvant substances in the vaccine. This case report aims at illustrating the imaging findings of a fascial injection of the tetanus vaccine. A 14 year-old boy, vaccinated 6 months previously presented with a mass lesion in the left deltoid area. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultraso...

A Man With Intractable Convulsion

Tetanus is a rare disease in the United States. Fewer than 40 cases are reported annually because of the high incidence of vaccination. Recognition of the clinical presentations is important because laboratory recovery of pathogen is only 30%, and toxin detection is rare because of consumption at motor neurons. We report a case of tetanus in an elderly man who had a reaction to tetanus vaccinat...

Tetanus immunisation in hypersensitive individuals.

We report on a case of an officer cadet who was inadvertently allowed to commence training with a history suggestive of hypersensitivity to tetanus immunisation and who, eventually, successfully underwent a graduated immunisation regimen. This case combines a search for good evidence with the extraordinary complexities of military medical management and the law. It is a lesson in all three.

Cephalic Tetanus: A Case Report In 68-Year-Old Man.

Cephalic tetanus is an emergency condition, which is commonly observed in child age group here we report a case of 68-year-old man with the complain of right sided weakness for one day, associated with difficulty in breathing and speech, history of fall also present, case was diagnosed as cephalic tetanus. Here we report a case of cephalic tetanus in an elderly patient.

Detection of the tetanus toxin gene by polymerase chain reaction: a case study.