1. A case of tetanus secondary to an odontogenic infection
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James Stone, Carolyn Snider, Kristjan Thompson, Majid Darraj, and Yoav Keynan
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Adult ,Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,AUTONOMIC INSTABILITY ,complex mixtures ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Tooth Fractures ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030225 pediatrics ,Muscular spasms ,medicine ,Humans ,Clinical syndrome ,Odontogenic infection ,Tetanus ,Focal Infection, Dental ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Emergency department ,medicine.disease ,Clinical diagnosis ,Emergency Medicine ,Molar, Third ,business - Abstract
Tetanus is a life-threatening clinical syndrome that commonly presents with muscular spasms, rigidity, and autonomic instability. It is considered rare in industrialized countries, and tetanus occurring secondary to dental abscesses, procedures, or infections has been infrequently reported. We describe the case of a patient inadequately immunized for tetanus, who presented to the emergency department with muscular spasms, rigidity, and autonomic instability in the setting of an odontogenic infection. A clinical diagnosis of tetanus was made and subsequently managed successfully.
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- 2016
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