Tetanus: Delay in diagnosis in England and Wales

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A 7 day delay occurred in the diagnosis of cephalic tetanus in a 69 year old woman who developed an ipsilateral facial palsy 5 days after a facial aceration. Cranial nerve palsies often precede trismus in this form of tetanus.

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Schon, F., O’Dowd, L., White, J., & Begg, N. (1994). Tetanus: Delay in diagnosis in England and Wales. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 57(8), 1006–1007. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.57.8.1006

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