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Case Reports
. 1999 Apr;33(4):460-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70314-8.

Localized tetanus in a child

L Fiorillo  1 , J L Robinson
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Case Reports

Localized tetanus in a child

L Fiorillo et al. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Apr.

Abstract

The majority of physicians in practice today in developed countries have never seen a case of tetanus. The last pediatric case reported in Canada occurred in 1992. We present the case of a child who had localized tetanus despite previous partial immunization.

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