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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2019
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| 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 |