A Man With Intractable Convulsion.
Title
A Man With Intractable Convulsion.
Creator
Xia Yun; Cutrona Anthony; Barreiro Timothy J
Publisher
Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.)
Date
2015
2015-07
Description
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 vaccination as a child and was nonvaccinated through adult life.
Subject
convulsion; muscle contraction; muscle spasm; tetanus; trismus
Identifier
Rights
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Citation
Xia Yun; Cutrona Anthony; Barreiro Timothy J, “A Man With Intractable Convulsion.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 26, 2025, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/4365.