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Abstract

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2016 Jan-Mar; 7(1): 150-2.
doi  10.4103/0976-3147.165354
PMID 26933367

A toe that pointed the wrong way: An unusual presentation of tetanus.

Chatterjee, Krishnarpan Ghosh, Anirban Sengupta, Rimi Som

Abstract


We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who was initially diagnosed to have a striatal toe. Her condition progressed and she later developed clinical features consistent with tetanus. History of blunt trauma to nose was elicited retrospectively. Antimicrobial therapy with metronidazole and both active and passive immunization was started immediately. The patient went on to make a complete recovery.

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