title: [Management of maternal tetanus contracted by an obstetric procedure].
abstract: A 34-year-old woman from the Philippines showed difficulty in opening the mouth. She had no wounds in the last one mouth, but was treated with an obstetric procedure after stillbirth 16 days before in the Philippines. She showed trismus, rigidity and muscle pain, but no muscle spasms, dyspnea and autonomic dysfunction. In this case, it is supposed that the obstetric procedure is the origin of the injury. In Japan, this is the first report of maternal tetanus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Takaoka City Hospital, Takaoka.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiutsuri
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Myojo
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tohyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013513:Obstetric Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013742:Tetanus / Q000635:transmission*