Dysphagia in tetanus: Evaluation and outcome

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1989 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Dysphagia, volume 4, pages 173-175 (issn: 0179-051X, eissn: 1432-0460,

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Authors: D L, Lathrop; M, Griebel; J, Horner;

doi: 10.1007/bf02408042

pmid: 2640192

Dysphagia in tetanus: Evaluation and outcome

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Abstract

A 72-year-old man who contracted tetanus after a puncture wound presented with severe dysphagia in association with trismus, risus sardonicus, and nuchal rigidity. We describe his medical course and outcome, including repeated videofluoroscopic barium swallow examinations. We emphasize the value of videofluoroscopy for examining and managing dysphagia in patients with tetanus, in both the acute and chronic stages of this rare illness.

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Duke University
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Duke Medical Center
United States

Keywords

Male, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Tetanus, Fluoroscopy, Humans, Trismus, Deglutition Disorders, Aged

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