Cephalic Tetanus: A Case Report

A case report of cephalic tetanus in a 2-year-old girl who was not immunized against tetanus following suppurative otitis media (SOM) is presented. This case is reported because of the rarity of cephalic tetanus associated with high mortality, to highlight the risk of cephalic tetanus as sequelae of...

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Autores principales: Alhaji, M. A., Abdulhafiz, U., Atuanya, C. I., Bukar, F. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/780209
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author Alhaji, M. A.
Abdulhafiz, U.
Atuanya, C. I.
Bukar, F. L.
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description A case report of cephalic tetanus in a 2-year-old girl who was not immunized against tetanus following suppurative otitis media (SOM) is presented. This case is reported because of the rarity of cephalic tetanus associated with high mortality, to highlight the risk of cephalic tetanus as sequelae of SOM and the need for proper aural care and prompt treatment of SOM. Primary immunization of all eligible children as well as booster vaccination at appropriate time as an effective management strategy for tetanus is emphasized.
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spelling pubmed-33362342012-05-07 Cephalic Tetanus: A Case Report Alhaji, M. A. Abdulhafiz, U. Atuanya, C. I. Bukar, F. L. Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report A case report of cephalic tetanus in a 2-year-old girl who was not immunized against tetanus following suppurative otitis media (SOM) is presented. This case is reported because of the rarity of cephalic tetanus associated with high mortality, to highlight the risk of cephalic tetanus as sequelae of SOM and the need for proper aural care and prompt treatment of SOM. Primary immunization of all eligible children as well as booster vaccination at appropriate time as an effective management strategy for tetanus is emphasized. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3336234/ /pubmed/22567477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/780209 Text en Copyright © 2011 M. A. Alhaji et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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