Tetanus Cured by Magnesium Sulphate
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The patient?a Hindu male child aged 4, admitted on 31st October, 1933, for treatment of an ulcer on his head. On examination the following signs were observed; these had apparently escaped the notice of his parents. He had difficulty in swallowing, could only partially open his mouth and his eyes were partly closed, the lower extremities were stiff and abdomen rigid; these signs were detected accidentally as the boy was brought here for the cure of the ulcer on his head.
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