title: A toe that pointed the wrong way: An unusual presentation of tetanus.
abstract: We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who was initially diagnosed to have a striatal toe. Her condition progressed and she later developed clinical features consistent with tetanus. History of blunt trauma to nose was elicited retrospectively. Antimicrobial therapy with metronidazole and both active and passive immunization was started immediately. The patient went on to make a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, ESI-PGIMSR and ESI Medical College, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Krishnarpan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, ESI-PGIMSR and ESI Medical College, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, ESI-PGIMSR and ESI Medical College, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Rimi Som
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sengupta
keywords: Striatal toe; post-exposure prophylaxis; striatal toe; tetanus