Kati Ismail, Goktas Ugur, Cagan Eren, Guzel Abdulmenap, Bartin Serap
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Apr;28(4):366-7. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31824d9f17.
Tetanus is a rare disease caused by the exotoxins of Clostridium tetani. Higher mortality rates have been reported among the elderly and in the newborn. In this report of a tetanus case, the treatment and prognosis of contractions resistant to diazepam, midazolam, and atracurium infusion has been evaluated.