Early treatment of tetanus-induced trismus with botulinum toxin A

Anesth Analg. 2008 May;106(5):1591. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31816a30f0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antidotes / therapeutic use
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Neuromuscular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Tetanus / complications
  • Tetanus / diagnosis
  • Tetanus / drug therapy*
  • Tetanus Antitoxin / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trismus / drug therapy
  • Trismus / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antidotes
  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • Tetanus Antitoxin
  • Metronidazole
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A