Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5394
Title: Cephalic tetanus as a result of rooster pecking: An unusual case
Authors: Kara, Cüneyt Orhan
Çetin, Çiğdem Banu
Yalçın, Nevzat
Keywords: antibiotic agent
diazepam
tetanus antibody
tetanus toxoid
adult
article
case report
chicken
clinical feature
convalescence
cranial nerve paralysis
facial nerve paralysis
female
hospital admission
human
immunization
relapse
tetanus
tetanus prophylaxis
trismus
Animals
Bites and Stings
Facial Injuries
Facial Paralysis
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Poultry
Tetanus
Trismus
Abstract: In this paper, a case of cephalic tetanus caused by rooster pecking to the face is presented. Cephalic tetanus is a rare type of tetanus defined by trismus and paralysis of 1 or more cranial nerves. On admission to hospital the patient had facial palsy and trismus. With proper medical management she recovered without any relapse.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5394
https://doi.org/10.1080/003655402753395201
ISSN: 0036-5548
Appears in Collections:PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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