PRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA

Vol. 100  No. 1  January  2007

Tetanus Associated with Trismus: A Case Report

Atsuko Maki, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Meijin Nakayama, 
Masami Nakajima, Takashi Masaki and Makito Okamoto
(Kitasato Univercity School Of Medicine)

   We report a case of tetanus with trismus. A 44-year-old man presented with difficulty in mouth opening. Progressive trismus, stiffness of cervical muscles, convulsions, and a history of trauma indicated a diagnosis of tetanus. Emergency tracheotomy was performed because of convulsions against sedatives and difficulty in endotracheal intubation. The patient was given benzylpenicillin-potassium and antitetanus serum. He had respiratory distress for 23 days, and was discharged on the 45th hospital day.


Key words :tetanus, trismus, tracheotomy

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