Tetanus presenting primarily as periocular discomfort in a patient who underwent surgery for sleep apnea: A case report and brief literature review

RATIONALE: Tetanus is caused by a neurotoxin (tetanospasmin) secreted by a spore forming gram-positive, anaerobic rod-shaped motile bacillus, Clostridium tetani. The most common symptoms of tetanus are trismus (100%), dysphagia (70.5%), dysarthria (35.2%), and neck stiffness (29.4%). Respiratory fai...

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Autores principales: Park, Donghwi, Kim, Jung Soo, Heo, Sung Jae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31169668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000015652

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31169668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000015652

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