Generalized tetanus: a pediatric case report and literature review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202365040%20Palabras clave:
Tetanus, Children, VaccineResumen
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.
Descargas
Los datos de descarga aún no están disponibles.
Descargas
Publicado
2023-06-27
Número
Sección
Review
Licencia
Derechos de autor 2023 Melis Deniz, Tugba Erat
Esta obra está bajo una licencia internacional Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0.
Cómo citar
Deniz, M. ., & Erat, T. . (2023). Generalized tetanus: a pediatric case report and literature review. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 65, e40. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202365040