Unvaccinated child tetanus from nasal toy battery

• Authors: HOMOLA Lukáš; KLUČKA Jozef; HELEŠIC Jan; JIRSENSKÁ Zlatava; KRATOCHVÍL Milan; DOMINIK Petr; URÍK Milan; HORÁK Ondřej; JABANDŽIEV Petr; KRBKOVÁ Lenka; ŠTOURAČ Petr
• Year of publication: 2021
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Central European Journal of Public Health
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• web: https://cejph.szu.cz/artkey/cjp-202104-0012_unvaccinated-child-tetanus-from-nasal-toy-battery.php
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a6702
• Keywords: tetanus; intensive care; paediatric patient
• Description: We present the case report of an unvaccinated Czech child with tetanus. The child had not received any vaccines due to its parent's refusal. The disease originated from the wound in the nose caused by a small flat battery. The typical onset of tetanus followed after two weeks, rapidly progressing to respiratory failure with the need for mechanic ventilation despite intensive treatment. The child spent five weeks in the hospital. Mild long-term sequelae persisted 5 months.