A Rare Case of Cephalic Tetanus with Infranuclear Facial Palsy Following Foot Injury

Abstract

We present here a rare case of cephalic tetanus with infranuclear facial nerve palsy following injury to the left foot with progression to generalized form, recovered completely in 6 weeks. There were few reports that cranial nerve palsies may occur in tetanus when the site of injury is other than in the head and neck, and indeed when there is no apparent site of entry of infection. In cephalic tetanus the prognosis is generally worse but here patient recovered completely without any residual paresis

Keywords

• cephalic tetanus
• facial palsy
• foot injury