title: [Alferecía and the first cases of tetanus neonaturum described in Chile in 1894].
abstract: Federico Puga Borne presented the first two cases of known Chilean tetanus neonatorum in 1891. These cases had a fatal course, were poorly described and had no necropsy. The presentation was done in a regular session of the Sociéte Scientifique du Chili, founded in 1891 by a French citizen settled in the country, and published in the Actes de la Sociéte Scientifique du Chili. At this time, tetanus had never been seen in a newborn in Chile, while it was very common in other South American countries; its popular name was alferecía, but this term covered many other neurological disorders.
authors.affiliation: oncemayor@gmail.com
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ledermann D
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013742:Tetanus / Q000266:history*; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000382:microbiology