Autonomic Dysfunction Because of Severe Tetanus in an Unvaccinated Child

• Main Authors: Ting-Syuan Lin (Author), Li-Kuang Chen (Author), Teng-Yi Lin (Author), Shu-Hui Wen (Author), Ming-Chun Chen (Author), Rong-Hwa Jan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tetanus is rare in a country with a national vaccination program. When it does occur, the associated autonomic dysfunction is a challenge for physicians. We report here a case of an unvaccinated 5-year-old boy who suffered from tetanus complicated by autonomic dysfunction, which was successfully con...