Generalized tetanus: a pediatric case report and literature review
Melis Deniz, Tuğba Erat
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
TetanusMedicineToxoidPediatricsVaccinationDiseaseIntensive care medicineClostridium tetaniRare diseaseNeonatal tetanusImmunologyInternal medicineDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and TetanusVeterinary medicine and infectious diseasesInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management