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Unvaccinated child tetanus from nasal toy battery

Authors

HOMOLA Lukáš KLUČKA Jozef HELEŠIC Jan JIRSENSKÁ Zlatava KRATOCHVÍL Milan DOMINIK Petr URÍK Milan HORÁK Ondřej JABANDŽIEV Petr KRBKOVÁ Lenka ŠTOURAČ Petr

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Central European Journal of Public Health
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://cejph.szu.cz/artkey/cjp-202104-0012_unvaccinated-child-tetanus-from-nasal-toy-battery.php
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a6702
Keywords tetanus; intensive care; paediatric patient
Description We present the case report of an unvaccinated Czech child with tetanus. The child had not received any vaccines due to its parent's refusal. The disease originated from the wound in the nose caused by a small flat battery. The typical onset of tetanus followed after two weeks, rapidly progressing to respiratory failure with the need for mechanic ventilation despite intensive treatment. The child spent five weeks in the hospital. Mild long-term sequelae persisted 5 months.

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