[Generalized tetanus in a teenager].
Tetanus has become an exceptional disease in industrialized countries since vaccination.


METHODS
We report a case of generalized tetanus in a young teenager, with a healthy outcome, but requiring long intensive care support.


CONCLUSIONS
Tetanus mortality has decreased, but its morbidity is still severe. The only way to prevent it is vaccination. Almost all pediatric cases concern patients living in families refusing vaccination, because of philosophic or religious beliefs.
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Service de réanimation pédiatrique, hôpital Debrousse, CHU de Lyon, 29 rue Soeur-Bouvier, 69005 Lyon, France. frederic.valla@chu-lyon.fr
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D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D003017:Clostridium tetani / Q000276:immunology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013742:Tetanus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D016312:Treatment Refusal
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid