Tetanus after a penetrating injury to the right globe: a case report

Publication date: Available online 9 April 2018
Source:British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): B. Rushworth, L. Carter
A 24-year-old man attended the emergency department with a penetrating injury to the right globe after a road traffic accident. He later contracted tetanus for which he was given human tetanus immunoglobulin. Although it is rare, tetanus is life-threatening and a thorough immunisation history should be obtained before treatment of tetanus-prone injuries.



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