An old woman with pressure ulcer, rigidity, and opisthotonus: never forget tetanus
An old woman with pressure ulcer, rigidity, and opisthotonus: never forget tetanus
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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In view of the characteristic findings on neurological examination and history of infected skin ulcer we diagnosed tetanus, and her son confirmed that she had not received a tetanus vaccine booster for 30 years. We gave a dose of intramuscular tetanus and diphtheria toxoid, intramuscular human tetanus immune globulin 500 U, intravenous metronidazol...
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An old woman with pressure ulcer, rigidity, and opisthotonus: never forget tetanus
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1730562381
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1730562381
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61832-8
