Neonatal Tetanus, Yet Not Gone: Infectious Disease Hospital Experience

Rheumatoid vasculitis: going, going, but not yet gone

The fellow and I then went to see the patient. The man looked about 60 years old but had the frail appearance of someone who had suffered rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for many years. For whatever reason, he had missed out on modern aggressive therapy, the target never hit or perhaps even aimed at. His fingers were angulated and there were nodules on top of his knuckles. At the juncture of a few of...

Tetanus experience in a public hospital in Western Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE Tetanus although rare, has not been eradicated and continues to present from time to time. Early diagnosis and management may be life saving. This study aims to evaluate all patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of tetanus in King Abdul-Aziz Hospital Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the last 3 years. METHODS All patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of Tetanus in King Ab...

Eliminating Neonatal Tetanus

Maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Maternal and neonatal tetanus are important causes of maternal and neonatal mortality, claiming about 180 000 lives worldwide every year, almost exclusively in developing countries. Although easily prevented by maternal immunisation with tetanus toxoid vaccine, and aseptic obstetric and postnatal umbilical-cord care practices, maternal and neonatal tetanus persist as public-health problems in 4...

Neonatal tetanus in Casablanca

Neonatal tetanus (NT) remains common in developing countries. Its poor prognosis is characterized by a high mortality rate. Patients and methods – Our retrospective review concerned 50 cases of NT admitted to the intensive care and neonatology units in the Casablanca Children’s Hospital between 1990 and 1999. The diagnosis was made on clinical signs and gravity was evaluated with the Dakar scor...