Generalized Tetanus in a Canadian Farmer Following Orthopedic Surgery

Utkarsh Chauhan; Anukul Ghimire; Milan Raval; Curtiss Boyington; Adrienne Haponiuk; Gregory Koller; Jeffrey Korzan; Elaine Yacyshyn

doi:10.3390/idr14020033

Infectious Disease Reports (Apr 2022)

Generalized Tetanus in a Canadian Farmer Following Orthopedic Surgery

Utkarsh Chauhan,
Anukul Ghimire,
Milan Raval,
Curtiss Boyington,
Adrienne Haponiuk,
Gregory Koller,
Jeffrey Korzan,
Elaine Yacyshyn

Affiliations

Utkarsh Chauhan: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada
Anukul Ghimire: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
Milan Raval: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer, AB T4N 4E7, Canada
Curtiss Boyington: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
Adrienne Haponiuk: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
Gregory Koller: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
Jeffrey Korzan: Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
Elaine Yacyshyn: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/idr14020033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 273 – 277

Abstract

Read online

Tetanus is extremely rare in developed countries. We report the first documented case of tetanus in the province of Alberta since 2016: a farmer that developed trismus, shoulder stiffness, and fevers eight days following orthopedic surgery. Tetanus immunoglobulin elicited rapid recovery. We highlight risk factors, pathogenesis, epidemiology, and diagnostic challenges.

Published in Infectious Disease Reports

ISSN: 2036-7430 (Print); 2036-7449 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Other systems of medicine
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/idr

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords