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Cephalic tetanus as a result of rooster pecking: an unusual case
Cuneyt O Kara1, C Banu Cetin, Nevzat Yalçin
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|March 5, 2002
Abstract:
In this paper, a case of cephalic tetanus caused by rooster pecking to the face is presented. Cephalic tetanus is a rare type of tetanus defined by trismus and paralysis of 1 or more cranial nerves. On admission to hospital the patient had facial palsy and trismus. With proper medical management she recovered without any relapse.

