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Case Reports
. 1994 Aug;57(8):1006-7.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.8.1006.

Tetanus: delay in diagnosis in England and Wales

F Schon  1 , L O'Dowd, J White, N Begg
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Case Reports

Tetanus: delay in diagnosis in England and Wales

F Schon et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1994 Aug.

Abstract

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 laceration. Cranial nerve palsies often precede trismus in this form of tetanus.

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