Tetanus following a major thermal injury.
A case of tetanus in an unimmunized burned patient is presented. This foreign national sustained a 32% total body surface area burn, received inadequate prophylaxis initially, and subsequently developed tetanus 11 days postburn.
D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D013742:Tetanus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control