Cephalic tetanus complicating geriatric fall

Reports a case of cephalic tetanus which initially presented with acute lower motor neurone facial weakness in an 87-year-old woman seven days after sustaining a left forehead laceration in a fall. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of I...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2014-08, Vol.127 (1400), p.98-100
Hauptverfasser:	McCabe, Josie, La Varis, Tessa, Mason, Deborah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls Aged, 80 and over Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Debridement Facial Muscles - pathology Falls (Accidents) in old age Female Forehead - injuries Forehead - surgery Hospitals Humans Immunoglobulins Immunoglobulins - therapeutic use Intensive care Lacerations - surgery Metronidazole - therapeutic use Mortality Necrosis Neurology Older people Tetanus Tetanus - diagnosis Tetanus - immunology Tetanus - therapy Tetanus Toxoid Trismus - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Reports a case of cephalic tetanus which initially presented with acute lower motor neurone facial weakness in an 87-year-old woman seven days after sustaining a left forehead laceration in a fall. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716