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KMID : 0360720130260030214
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Journal of the Korean Society Traumatology
2013 Volume.26 No. 3 p.214 ~ p.217
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Tetanus Developing after a Traumatic Rectal Rupture
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Kim Jin-Su
Kim Ki-Hoon
Park Sung-Jin
Nam So-Hyun
Kim Woon-Won
Kim Yong-Han
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Abstract
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Tetanus is a neurologic disorder caused by a tetanospasmin released from Clostridium tetani and usually occurs as a result of a dirty open wound or abrasion. Post traumatic tetanus is a life threatening disease and has a mortality rate of 15~39%. Because of a nationwide active immunization program, tetanus is a rare disease in Korea. Thus, many physicians have little experience with its diagnosis and management, and misdiagnosis and therapeutic delay may have catastrophic consequences. We report a case of tetanus that developed in a patient who had been diagnosed with a traumatic rectal rupture.
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KEYWORD
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Tetanus, Trauma
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