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- Title
Tetanus: A Rare Complication of Black Tar Heroin Use.
- Authors
Pichlinski, Elisa M; Hoff, Emily; Epperson, Lindsey Claire; Morley, Elizabeth; Cao, James Dazhe; Thoppil, Joby; Field, Steven; Mehta, Prayag; Good, Daniel; Nijhawan, Ank E
- Abstract
Tetanus is associated with high morbidity and mortality, although this is rarely encountered in high-income countries. We present a case of tetanus in an unvaccinated patient secondary to black tar heroin use that highlights the importance of considering tetanus in appropriate clinical contexts, harm reduction interventions, and universal tetanus vaccination campaigns.
- Subjects
TETANUS; HEROIN; TETANUS vaccines; TAR; HIGH-income countries
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022, Vol 9, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofab613