Cent Eur J Public Health 2021, 29(4):322-324 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a6702

Unvaccinated child tetanus from nasal toy battery

Lukáš Homola1, Josef Klučka2, Jan Helešic1, Zlata Jirsenská1, Milan Kratochvíl2, Petr Dominik2, Milan Urík3, Ondřej Horák4, Petr Jabandžiev5, Lenka Krbková1, Petr Štourač2
1 Department of Children's Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
4 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

We present the case report of an unvaccinated Czech child with tetanus. The child had not received any vaccines due to its parent's refusal. The disease originated from the wound in the nose caused by a small flat battery. The typical onset of tetanus followed after two weeks, rapidly progressing to respiratory failure with the need for mechanic ventilation despite intensive treatment. The child spent five weeks in the hospital. Mild long-term sequelae persisted 5 months.

Keywords: tetanus, intensive care, paediatric patient

Received: February 9, 2021; Revised: December 5, 2021; Accepted: December 5, 2021; Published: December 31, 2021  Show citation

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Homola L, Klučka J, Helešic J, Jirsenská Z, Kratochvíl M, Dominik P, et al.. Unvaccinated child tetanus from nasal toy battery. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2021;29(4):322-324. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6702. PubMed PMID: 35026073.
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