Generalized tetanus in an 11-year-old boy: A case report
- Authors: Kozlov A.A.1, Shevchuk I.V.1, Zavialov A.E.1, Emelyanov A.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Altai Regional Clinical Center for Maternal and Child Health
- Issue: Vol 11, No 1 (2021)
- Pages: 69-75
- Section: Case reports
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2219-4061/article/view/123421
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic693
- ID: 123421
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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.
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Artem A. Kozlov
Altai Regional Clinical Center for Maternal and Child Health
Author for correspondence.
Email: timoshechka1@mail.ru
anesthesiologist-resuscitator
Russian Federation, 179 Gushchina str., Barnaul, 656019Irina V. Shevchuk
Altai Regional Clinical Center for Maternal and Child Health
Email: ishkorbotova@mail.ru
resident physician
Russian Federation, 179 Gushchina str., Barnaul, 656019Aleksei E. Zavialov
Altai Regional Clinical Center for Maternal and Child Health
Email: zavjlovae@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 5728-6239
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, anesthesiologist-resuscitator
Russian Federation, 179 Gushchina str., Barnaul, 656019Anatoly N. Emelyanov
Altai Regional Clinical Center for Maternal and Child Health
Email: anatoliy1793@gmail.com
anesthesiologist-resuscitator
Russian Federation, 179 Gushchina str., Barnaul, 656019References
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