Fatal Tetanus in a Patient with Carcinoma of the Breast – A Case Report

Autor:	Subash D. Tarey, Renuka Shantharam Pai, Shoba Narayanan Nair
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Tetanus business.industry Tetanus immunisation Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology Malignant wounds Tetanus immunisation in malignant wounds medicine Carcinoma business
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Palliative Care
ISSN:	1998-3735 0973-1075
Popis:	Tetanus in patients with malignant wounds can be fatal. We report a case of a patient with carcinoma of the breast, with a malignant wound. She had applied native medication and approached us for pain management. She developed typical features of tetanus which despite prompt detection and management by the palliative care team, turned fatal. We further discuss the need to keep the possibility of the diagnosis in mind, educate the caregivers to be aware of the possibility of a toxic infection like tetanus that can occur in patients with open wounds, ascertain the immunisation status if possible and conclude by reiterating the conclusions of other authors that prophylactic tetanus immunisation for those with malignant wounds could be effective in reducing the resultant morbidity-mortality.
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