| Literature DB >> 1563934 |
A Skevas1, I Kastanioudakis, G Exarchakos, D Assimakopoulos.
Abstract
A rare case of bilateral perceptive deafness following clinical tetanus is reported. The patient was a 15-day-old neonate. The clinical tetanus was treated with tetanus antitoxin (human gamma globulins) and penicillin. The exact mechanism of auditory nerve damage associated clinical tetanus and treatment with human tetanus antitoxin and penicillin is still not clearly known. We believe that the damage of the hearing organ can be attributed to the tetanus toxin and not to the human gamma globulins (tetanus antitoxin).Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1563934 DOI： 10.1016/0165-5876(92)90054-s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ISSN： 0165-5876 Impact factor: 1.675