A 78-year-old Canadian-born woman presented to an emergency department in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sept. 28 with a two-day history of dysphagia. On Sept. 3, the patient had undergone a dental procedure ...

PROPHYLAXIS against tetanus by means of active immunization with tetanus toxoid reduced the incidence of this disease among wounded United States Army personnel to a low figure. Only 1 case of tetanus ...

Objective: To describe the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate for the control of muscle spasms and severe generalized rigidity in a child with moderate to severe tetanus without the need for ...

After debriding the patient’s wound, we infiltrated it with intramuscular human tetanus immune globulin. We administered a tetanus toxoid vaccination to his right arm, along with ceftriaxone (2000 mg ...

Getting tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccines (TTCV) can protect you against tetanus Tetanus, commonly known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani, and affects the nervous ...

Q: Why do I need to get a tetanus shot; hasn't tetanus been eradicated in the U.S.? A: Tetanus, sometimes called lockjaw because of the jaw muscle spasms that are often the first symptom of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Hello tetanus, my old friend. Didn't Darla Shine tweet that ...

A 12-yr-old unimmunized Amish boy weighing 32 kg was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a regional tertiary care center with a history of progressive generalized, painful muscle rigidity ...