Successful management of generalised tetanus in a 12-year old girl without anti-tetanus immunoglobulins: a case report

Muhelo, Arlindo, Zita, Ahivaldino, Seni, Amir, Alvarez Arzuaga, Danys, Smith, Lee, Pizzol, Damiano and Al Naber, Yasmin (2022) Successful management of generalised tetanus in a 12-year old girl without anti-tetanus immunoglobulins: a case report. Oxford Medical Case Reports. ISSN 2053-8855

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Abstract

In low-income countries tetanus is a major public health concern owing to a low immunization coverage and unclean birth practices. Although it is a vaccine-preventable disease, tetanus can be contracted across the life course. The disease is prevalent and harmful in newborn babies and their mothers when the mothers‘ are unvaccinated against tetanus. We report on a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with general malaise, anorexia, dysphagia, trismus and dehydration, which rapidly developed into severe generalized tetanus and was successfully managed in a low-resource setting without the availability of human anti-tetanus immunoglobulins.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	anti-tetanus immunoglobulins, tetanus, Case Report, LMIC
Faculty:	Faculty of Science & Engineering
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2022 13:51
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 22:44
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/707824

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