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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Tetanus can be classified with respect to its patterns of presentation into neonatal, cephalic, generalized or local.[1]
Classification
Tetanus can be classified with respect to its patterns of presentation:[1][2][3][4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angurana SK, Jayashree M, Bansal A, Singhi S, Nallasamy K (2017). "Post-neonatal Tetanus in a PICU of a Developing Economy: Intensive Care Needs, Outcome and Predictors of Mortality". J Trop Pediatr. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmx020. PMID 28460120.
- ↑ Gulamhussein MA, Li Y, Guha A (2016). "Localized Tetanus in an Adult Patient: Case Report". J Orthop Case Rep. 6 (4): 100–102. doi:10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.592. PMC 5288609. PMID 28164065.
- ↑ Kotani Y, Kubo K, Otsu S, Tsujimoto T (2017). "Cephalic tetanus as a differential diagnosis of facial nerve palsy". BMJ Case Rep. 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-216440. PMID 28108438.
- ↑ Felter RA, Zinns LE (2015). "Cephalic Tetanus in an Immunized Teenager: An Unusual Case Report". Pediatr Emerg Care. 31 (7): 511–3. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000360. PMID 25853723.