Local tetanus: A case report
A case of local tetanus in a 3 year old male child is reported. It involved the left lower limb and was characterised by rigidity and provocative spasms of the affected limb. The suspected portal of entry was through an intramuscular injection given in the left buttock 13 days prior to the onset of...
Main Authors: | B C Ibe, G N Adimora, S O Iloeje |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1999-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medicine and Health Development |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=1999;volume=4;issue=1;spage=40;epage=41;aulast=Ibe;type=0 |
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