Generalized tetanus in a 4-year old boy presenting with dysphagia and trismus: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The low incidence of tetanus in developed countries has resulted in a decreased vigilance of this disease. This raises concern, as the prodromal stadium of a generalized tetanus infection may lack the characteristic paroxysmal muscle spasms. Tetanus can rapidly progress into life-threa...

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Autores principales: de Jong, Petrus Rudolf, de Heer-Groen, Thea, Schröder, Cornelis Hendrik, Jansen, Nicolaas Johannes Georgius
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-7003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-7003

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