Tetanus Following Canine Bite in Japan: A Case Report and Literature Review
Jun Hirai, Nobuaki Mori, Yuichi Shibata, Nobuhiro Asai, Mao Hagihara, Hiroshige Mikamo · 2023
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Jun Hirai and co-authors reported this 2023 case of tetanus from a dog bite in Japan, the first of its kind in that country. Tetanus has grown rare where vaccines are routine, yet protection fades in adults who skip boosters. Dog bites can carry the spores into wounds. The team also reviewed the published cases of bite-related tetanus.
Their patient, a 46-year-old man never vaccinated, developed a locked jaw nineteen days after a bite on his right hand. He had washed the wound and received antibody treatment and a vaccine shot, yet still fell ill. Antibiotics and more antibody therapy eased him gradually, and he went home after twelve days. The case warns that fading adult immunity keeps even dog bites on the tetanus watch list.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jun Hirai, Nobuaki Mori, Yuichi Shibata, Nobuhiro Asai, Mao Hagihara, Hiroshige Mikamo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |