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

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 Gram-positive bacillus. The penetration of the germ is made through a skin opening, independently of the size of the wound....

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Autores principales: Tchuenkam, Landry W., Ndame, Emmanuel K., Guifo, Marc L., Danwang, Celestin, Kalla, Ginette C., Essomba, Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5654018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29061192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1477-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5654018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29061192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1477-y

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