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- Title
Neonatal Tetanus: Case Series.
- Authors
Patel, Dharti Rajesh; Sindhal, Haresh S.; Patel, Dipen Vasudev; Nimbalkar, Somashekhar Marutirao
- Abstract
Neonatal tetanus occurs in developing countries, particularly those with the least developed health infrastructure. It usually occurs through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, particularly when the stump is cut with a nonsterile instrument. World Health Organization defines it as an illness in a child who has the normal ability to suck in the first 2 days of life, but who loses the ability between 3 and 28 days of life and becomes rigid and has spasms. The overall incidence of tetanus is reducing globally and is rare in developed nations. We describe four cases of neonatal tetanus with regard to demography, clinical profile, and outcome. From them, 3 newborns were delivered at home by untrained birth attendants. All the mothers were from lower socio-economic class, illiterate and were below 25 years of age. Common symptoms were unable to feed, difficulty in respiration, episodes of spasms, and convulsions. Mortality was 50%.
- Subjects
TETANUS in newborn infants; NEONATAL diseases; NEWBORN infant health; SPASMS; WORLD Health Organization; MORTALITY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Neonatology, 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2, p106
- ISSN
2249-4847
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/2249-4847.165696