title: [A rare complication of generalized tetanus: pulmonary embolism].
abstract: Tetanus is a disease characterized by spastic paralysis and spasms. It is a serious pathology that requires treatment in the ICU. Mortality rate is primarily due to neurodegenerative and infectious complications. Thromboembolic complications are rare. To the best of our knowledge, pulmonary embolism has never occorred and been confirmed in patients with generalized tetanus. Our study reports the case of a patient with generalized tetanus complicated by fibrin, cruoric pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Kais
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Regaieg
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Mabrouk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahloul
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Rahma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Abir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouattour
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Hèdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chelly
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
mesh_terms: D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013742:Tetanus / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin
keywords: Tetanus; physiopathology; pulmonary embolism