Tetanus

A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites.

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Dr. Anuj Pareek

General Practice

Fournier's Gangrene

b'Patient Information:\nA male patient of unspecified age engaged in farming, presenting a wound resembling gangrene, wa...See More

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Dr. Anuj Pareek

General Practice

Thanks to you all. It was Fournier's gangrene. Treated with Imipenem IV.. Stable now.

Dr. Nirmal Shah

Top Homeopathic Practitioner of June

For prevention we give inj Tetanus after any injury mostly injured with iron but he doesn't taken inj t.t and what is the treatment of tetanus if it occures anytime in future?

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Dr. Vaibhav Goyal

General Surgery

Middle aged female cooking oil on the stove. The oil caught fire, she tried to put it out with a towel and the flaming o...See More

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Dr. Vijay Amera

Anesthesia

Hello friends i want to share a very interesting case.. A 16 year unmarried female was prsented to me two days back with ac urine retention, (with aphasia and quadriplegia) with h/o intermittent fever for 7-10 days.. Parents were unable t...See More

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Dr. Vijay Amera

Anesthesia

Case update.. Her MRI brain and MRI cervicodorsal spine came normal.. So today i tried to open her mouth forcefully,, slapped her many times.. And introduced laryngoscope into her mouth.. Finally i came to know.. That she is perfctly fine...

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