The treatment of autonomic dysfunction in tetanus

We report a case of generalised tetanus in a 50-year-old female patient after sustaining a wound to her right lower leg. She developed autonomic dysfunction, which included labile hypertension alternating with hypotension and sweating. The autonomic dysfunction was treated successfully with a combin...

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Main Authors: T van den Heever, M G L Spruyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2017-07-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Critical Care
Online Access:http://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/sajcc/article/download/274/276