The Jaw-Locking Case of a Missed Tetanus Booster
Introduction: Tetanus is a now rare disease due to the widespread administration of scheduled and prophylactic vaccines, making it exceptionally uncommon to appear in many emergency departments. Clinical suspicion alone is used to make the diagnosis as there are currently no immediately available di...
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| Main Authors: | Erica Westlake, Katherine Billings, Ann McMoran, Katherine Selman, Sarab Sodhi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6jp2b015 |
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