Open AccessCephalic Tetanus without Injury – A Rare Presentation of Tetanus
Author(s) -
Ramanan B.B.V,
Ajit Kumar Pegu,
Anupam Dutta,
Arjit Das,
Sanchu T.K. Sreeraj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4802
pISSN - 2278-4748
DOI - 10.14260/jemds/2021/324
Subject(s) - trismus , tetanus , medicine , clostridium tetani , presentation (obstetrics) , rare disease , surgery , anesthesia , vaccination , disease , pathology
Tetanus is a rare, severe, and potentially life-threatening disease caused by Clostridium tetani, which accounted 58,900 deaths worldwide in 2013.1 Usually tetanus is generalized, rarely it can be localized also. 20-30% of cases will not have any puncture wound. In this case report, we present a case of tetanus with rare manifestation (localized tetanus presented with trismus without any puncture wound). Multiple rare associations like tetanus presenting with trismus, tetanus occurring in the absence of puncture wound strengthens the need for reporting this case which if left unnoticed would have been detrimental to the patient.