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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 497-499Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.390
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tetanus; dental; immunization
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Tetanus is a life-threatening clinical syndrome that commonly presents with muscular spasms, rigidity, and autonomic instability. It is considered rare in industrialized countries, and tetanus occurring secondary to dental abscesses, procedures, or infections has been infrequently reported. We describe the case of a patient inadequately immunized for tetanus, who presented to the emergency department with muscular spasms, rigidity, and autonomic instability in the setting of an odontogenic infection. A clinical diagnosis of tetanus was made and subsequently managed successfully.
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