REPORT OF A CASE OF TETANUS, WITH COMPLICATIONS
1916; American Medical Association; Volume: LXVI; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1916.02580360041017
ISSN2376-8118
Autores Tópico(s)Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
ResumoNov. 23, 1915, H. H., man, aged 23 years, ran a splinter from a barnyard gate into the back of the second phalanx of the middle finger of the right hand. The splinter was deeply embedded alongside the bone and was removed five days later. November 30, one week after the initial injury, the patient felt a slight stiffness in his jaws and some pain in his back. December 1, he consulted me and at once entered the Jefferson County Hospital. Within a few hours, he received 9,000 units of antitetanic serum, 6,000 units intravenously and the other 3,000 units subcutaneously. The wound in the finger was opened freely and cauterized thoroughly. His temperature on entrance to the hospital was 99.4. On the following day, December 2, the patient received 15,000 units of antitetanic serum, December 3, 18,000 units, December 4, 9,000 units, and December 5, 3,000 units, all given
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