Generalized tetanus: a pediatric case report and literature review

Pediatric tetanus is a rare and forgotten disease in countries with high childhood tetanus toxoid vaccination rates. Therefore, the clinical manifestations, treatment and management of this potentially life-threatening disease are not well known. With a literature review and discussion of tetanus ma...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2023-01, Vol.65, p.e40-6
Main Authors: Deniz, Melis, Erat, Tugba
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adolescent
Case reports
Goats
Humans
Immunization
Infectious diseases
Male
Review
Tetanus - diagnosis
Tetanus - prevention & control
Tetanus - therapy
Tetanus Toxoid
Treatment Outcome
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vaccination
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Summary:Pediatric tetanus is a rare and forgotten disease in countries with high childhood tetanus toxoid vaccination rates. Therefore, the clinical manifestations, treatment and management of this potentially life-threatening disease are not well known. With a literature review and discussion of tetanus management in pediatric patients, we describe a clinical course of a rare and fatal but vaccine-preventable disease, the generalized tetanus, in an adolescent who was successfully treated.
ISSN:1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S1678-9946202365040