Trismus: or is it tetanus? A report of a case

AW Paterson, W Ryan, VV Rao-Mudigonda - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine …, 2006 - Elsevier
Tetanus is a life-threatening infection that is rare in the developed world. Trismus and
dysphagia are the most common presenting symptoms, and thus oral and maxillofacial …

[HTML][HTML] Postsurgical tetanus

S Dhalla - Canadian journal of surgery, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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usually within 24 hours. When tetanus spores germinate in ischemic tissue, they produce …

Postoperative tetanus after laparoscopic obturator hernia repair for strangulated ileus: report of a case

M Mori, H Iida, K Miki, E Tsugane, M Sasaki… - Surgery today, 2012 - Springer
This report presents the case of an 84-year-old woman who developed tetanus 3 days after
the resection of a gangrenous small intestine caused by obturator hernia incarceration. The …

[PDF][PDF] Tetanus: a case report following an upper extremity injury

JD Hill, E Wombwell, J Miller… - Clin Med Rev Case …, 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Clostridium tetani is a spore-forming, toxin-producing, anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus
which enters the CNS causing painful muscle contractions within the host. These painful …

Forgotten pathogen: tetanus after gastrointestinal surgery

S Strypstein, S Claeys, B Smet… - BMJ Case Reports …, 2019 - casereports.bmj.com
A previously healthy 79-year-old woman underwent an urgent laparotomy and resection of a
strangulated loop of small bowel. On the second postoperative day, she developed …

Insufficient Tetanus Vaccination Status in Patients with Chronic Leg UlcersResults of a Prospective Investigation in 100 Patients

A Körber, N Graue, J Rietkötter, E Kreuzfelder… - Dermatology, 2008 - karger.com
Background: Tetanus disease is caused by Clostridium tetani and is one of the most
common infectious diseases worldwide. Despite international recommendations for patients …

破伤风免疫球蛋白在破伤风治疗中的应用

何庆, 丛鲁红 - 中国生物制品学杂志, 2007 - cqvip.com
破伤风免疫球蛋白(TIG) 是治疗破伤风的重要药物之一, 它能提供以IgG 为主的高效抗体,
中和破伤风毒素, 从而发挥治疗作用. 破伤风免疫球蛋白的疗效已获得国际组织机构和学者的 …

Risk of Clostridium tetani infection in an elderly patient following hemorrhoid ligation

X Lai, FF Hosyanto, L Xu - Journal of International Medical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Tetanus after gastrointestinal surgery is an extremely rare but very dangerous disease
caused by infection with Clostridium tetani. Tetanus can occur due to bacterial infection …

An unusual complication of the traditional treatment of a closed fracture–generalized tetanus: a case report

LW Tchuenkam, EK Ndame, ML Guifo… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2017 - Springer
Background Tetanus is a severe infectious disease that can lead to death. The clinical
manifestations are due to an exotoxin secreted by Clostridium tetani, a spore-producing …

Generalised tetanus in a patient with a chronic ulcerated skin lesion

B Aranegui, Á Flórez, I Garcia-Doval, A García-Cruz… - BMJ, 2009 - bmj.com
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