Localised Tetanus In Lagos, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorOkubadejo, N.U.
dc.contributor.authorDanesi, M.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T13:52:37Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T13:52:37Z
dc.date.issued1999-12
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractLocalized tetanus is rare in Nigerians, with an incidence of 1.8% in a previous report. We report six cases of localized tetanus out of total of 95 cases of tetanus seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a period of 3 years. All cases were seen and managed by one or both of the authors, the policy in the hospital being that all cases of tetanus in adolescents and adults are referred to and managed by the Neurology unit. The frequency of localized tetanus was 6.3% of all cases of tetanus. Two of the cases had partial immunization. The contribution of partial immunization to causation needs further study. The commonest site of involvement was the lower limb (in five of the cases). No case of cephalic tetanus was seen. Recognition of the existence of localized tetanus is important to ensure correct diagnosis and treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOkubadejo NU and Danesi MA. Localised Tetanus In Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine.1999;9(4):279-281.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.4314/nqjhm.v9i4.12400
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6721
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLagos University Medical Society (LUMS)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine;Vol.9(4)
dc.subjectTetanusen_US
dc.subjectLocalizeden_US
dc.subjectClinical characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectOutcomeen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleLocalised Tetanus In Lagos, Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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