Generalized tetanus in an 11-year-old boy: A case report | Zendy

А.А. Козлов | Zendy; Irina V. Shevchuk | Zendy; Aleksei E. Zavialov | Zendy; Anatoly N. Emelyanov | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Generalized tetanus in an 11-year-old boy: A case report

Author(s) -

А.А. Козлов,

Irina V. Shevchuk,

Aleksei E. Zavialov,

Anatoly N. Emelyanov

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

russian journal of pediatric surgery anesthesia and intensive care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2587-6554

pISSN - 2219-4061

DOI - 10.17816/psaic693

Subject(s) - tetanus , medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , pain relief , intensive care medicine , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , anesthesia , respiratory system , psychiatry , immunology

The study presents a case report of a generalized form of severe tetanus in an unvaccinated 11-year-old child. Pain and convulsive syndromes, respiratory failure, and damage to the gastrointestinal tract prevailed in the acute period. Antibiotic therapy, anti-tetanus serum, adequate pain relief, and anticonvulsant therapy were the leading treatments of the child. Moreover, the paper discusses literature data on the options for the clinical course and choice of treatment strategies. The lack of planned vaccination in children is unsafe.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research