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O tétano como doença de base para disfagia Tetanus as a base illness for dysphagia [PDF]
Revista CEFAC, 2010 TEMA: disfagia e tétano. OBJETIVO: apresentar revisão bibliográfica sobre a fisiopatologia do tétano e como a deglutição pode ser afetada por essa doença.
Danielle Maria da Silva
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Clinical Case Reports, 2019 Key Clinical Message We presented a case of atraumatic tetanus developed initially with severe headache. Headache may be a clue to the presence of tetanus.
Masanobu Tobinaga +2 more
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Clinical and pathogenetic significance of tetanus toxin. Clinical сase
Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2017 Tetanus is a serious, potentially life-threatening infectious disease, occurrence of which is limited to post-vaccination immunity and develops as a result of Clostridium tetani spores penetration into the wound.
G.O. Revenko, V.V. Mavrutenkov
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Cephalic Tetanus from Penetrating Orbital Wound [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2009 Tetanus is a neurologic disorder caused by tetanospasmin, a protein toxin elaborated by Clostridium tetani. Cephalic tetanus is a localized form of the disease causing trismus and dysfunction of cranial nerves.
Eloïse Guyennet +4 more
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The effect of haloperidol, aminooxyacetic acid and (-)-nuciferine on prolonging survival time of mice with tetanus [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2018 Introduction. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a very dangerous, infectious, acute, usually afebrile disease characterised by muscle spasms. The causative agent of the disease is the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
Mujezinović Indira +2 more
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Pathogenesis and Management of Tetanus
UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2018 Tetanus is an infectious disease affecting the central nervous system caused by Clostridium tetani. The bacteria is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli that forms spores, which germinate in anaerobic condition to produce an exotoxin known
Abdullahi Samaila +4 more
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Botulinum toxin A for trismus in cephalic tetanus
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1994 Cephalic tetanus is a localized form of tetanus. As in generalized forms , trismus is a prominent feature of the disease, leading to considerable difficulty in feeding, swallowing of the saliva and mouth hygiene.
Luiz Augusto F. Andrade +1 more
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Tetanus in Animals — Summary of Knowledge
Folia Veterinaria, 2020 Tetanus is a neurologic non-transmissible disease (often fatal) of humans and other animals with a worldwide occurrence. Clostridium tetani is the spore producing bacillus which causes the bacterial disease.
Malinovská Z., Čonková E., Váczi P.
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Successful management of severe generalized tetanus in a 23-year man with phenobarbital adjuvant: A case report. [PDF]
Clin Case Rep, 2023 The process of successful management of severe generalized tetanus. Key Clinical Message Generalized tetanus is still a global concern with a mortality rate of up to 50%, especially in low and middle‐income countries. We reported a 23‐year‐old man from Afghanistan admitted to emergency department, with the chief complaint of generalized severe spasms ...
Ahmadi A +6 more
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Generalized tetanus in a farmer following treatment of an open ankle fracture by a traditional bone setter. [PDF]
Clin Case Rep, 2023 The right leg of a 31‐year‐old farmer diagnosed with an open fracture and generalized tetanus with cellulitic changes. This was as a result of local herbal treatment of the wound which eventually got infected. This image emphasizes the essence of source control in the management of tetanus.
Boi-Dsane NAA, Seidu AS, Buunaaim ADB.
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