A Misleading Trismus
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چکیده
We report the case of a 73-year-old women admitted to ICU with a diagnosis of tetanum supported by a mild trismus and treated with potentially unsafe drugs until the correct diagnosis was made.
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دوره 2011 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011