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          • CONFLICT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN THE FIRST DIAGNOSES OF SKIN CANCER IN 2020: A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
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          • REMODELLING OF THE SUPERFICIAL VASCULAR NETWORK OF SKIN FLAPS IN RATS, FOLLOWING A VASODILATORY CREAM APPLICATION
          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH MAJOR REGIONAL FLAPS; WHAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAUGHT US
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          • LARGE PERIOCULAR DEFECTS RECONSTRUCTION WITH AXIAL AND RANDOM PATTERN FLAPS. INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW-UP ON OCCASION OF 4 CASES
          • SUCCESSFUL PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-RISK ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEAD & NECK CANCER IN THE COVID ERA. OUR EXPERIENCE.
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICOFACIAL INFECTIONS? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
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          • HYBRID VERRUCUS CARCINOMA OF THE ORAL CAVITY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
          • A COMPARISON OF GBR MEMBRANES
          • A RARE CASE OF CERVICAL CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT
          • ΟSSEODENSIFICATION. A PROMISING NEW TECHNIQUE.
          • PERFORATION OF SINUS MEMBRANE DURING SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION: REPAIR WITH COLLAGEN MEMBRANE AND METHOD RELIABILITY
          • “LIP SHAVE” TECHNIQUE: LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE PRESENTATION
          • IMPLANT PLACEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE SINUS MUCOCELE: A CASE REPORT
          • Foundation of the posterior occlusal support of the osseointergrated prostheses on the remaining residual ridge.
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          • Nasal reconstruction after skin cancer surgery; presentation of treatment modalities for medically compromised patients.
          • “STICKY TOOTH”. SOCKET PRESERVATION BY USING AN AUTOLOGOUS DENTINE GRAFT IN COMBINATION WITH PLASMA RICH FIBRIN. CASE REPORT AND A TWO YEARS FOLLOW UP.
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          • A novel crestal protocol for the application of denatured Albumin in minimally invasive Implantology and Sinus Piezosurgery - Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
          • Lateral cephalometric changes and stability of BSSO versus IVRO for mandibular setback surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Trismus caused by cephalic tetanus Case report

Trismus caused by cephalic tetanus Case report​

Spyridon ATHANASIOU, Konstantinos MOUROUZIS, Andreas MARKETOS, Sofia TSAOUSI, Moisis LELEKIS, Giorgos RALLIS
 
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Director and Head: Dr G. Rallis) and Department of Internal Medicine (Director and Head: M. Lelekis), General Hospital of Attica “ΚΑΤ”, Athens

Hellenic Archives of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2016) 1, 21-26

SUMMARY: Trismus is defined as the inability to open the mouth. Several diseases and conditions are included in its differential diagnosis, such as infections, trauma, neo- plasms, temporomandibular joint disorders. Cephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus that is limited to the area of the head and neck; trismus can be the first symp- tom of the disease.
Case presentation: A 77-year-old male patient with a non- contributory medical history, presented with a gradually deteriorating ability to open his mouth. He underwent a full set of tests, and there were no pathological findings. The tongue depressor test, in which the instrument touches the nasopharyngeal mucosa, was positive for tetanus, as in this case it caused trismus instead of vom- iting reflex. The patient was treated with metronidazole intravenously and received active and passive immuniza- tion against clostridium tetani. His clinical condition im- proved and he was discharged after 10 days.
Conclusion: Cephalic tetanus is a rare but potentially life- threatening cause of trismus. Physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion in cases of trismus, in order to make an early diagnosis of the disease, provide effective treatment in a timely manner and prevent complications.
 
KEY WORDS: trismus, tetanus, cephalic tetanus, clostrid- ium tetani

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          • SUBSEQUENT THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF MEMBRANE EXPOSURE AFTER GBR IN THE ANTERIOR MAXILLAE: A CASE REPORT
          • Estimation of recurrence rates with off-label use of 5% imiquimod as an adjuvant therapy after surgery or as a monotherapy in patients with lentigo maligna.
          • The effect of orthodontic treatment on the periodontal tissues
          • Root coverage techniques for gum recession
          • “THUNDER – LIKE” PLASTY FOR TWIN NASAL TIP DEFECTS. TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND INDICATIONS
          • GUIDED IMPLANT PLACEMENT ON EDENTULOUS MAXILLA TO AVOID DAMAGE TO ACCESSORY BRANCHES OF THE CANALIS SINUOSUS: A CASE REPORT
          • BΟΝΕ REGENERATION IN HEALTHY AND OSTEOPOROTIC CONDITIONS. PRECLINICAL EVIDENCE.
          • EVALUATING THE MINIMAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY-OF-LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES EORTC QLQ-C30 AND QLQ-HN35, IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
          • AUTOLOGOUS BONE GRAFTS – INDICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
          • VERTICAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION IN THE POSTERIOR MANDIBLE – A CASE REPORT
          • RARE PRESENCE OF FOREIGN BODIES IN MAXILLARY SINUSES DUE TO DENTAL PROCEDURES; A RETROSPECTIVE CASE SERIES ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT.
          • A MAXILLARY LESION WITH A RARE DIAGNOSIS; A CASE REPORT OF EWING SARCOMA
          • MULTIPLE CERVICAL SPACES’ SECONDARY EMPHYSEMA CAUSED BY A MANDIBULAR ANGLE FRACTURE FROM ASSAULT, REPORT OF A CASE.
          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH FREE VASCULARIZED FLAPS; OUR EXPERIENCE
          • REMODELLING OF THE SUPERFICIAL VASCULAR NETWORK OF SKIN FLAPS IN RATS, FOLLOWING A VASODILATORY CREAM APPLICATION
          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH MAJOR REGIONAL FLAPS; WHAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAUGHT US
          • SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MEDICATION RELATED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW USING PRF
          • INTRAORAL LIPOMAS: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF CLINICAL CASES
          • ALVEOLAR RIDGE PRESERVATION IN THE AESTHETIC ZONE.
          • SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS WITH COSTO- CHONDRAL GRAFT APPLICATION: CASE PRESENTATION
          • EAGLE SYNDROME: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. A LITERATURE REVIEW AND PRESENTATION OF CASES
          • HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION AND ITS TECHNIQUES
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS? A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
          • PIEZOELECTRIC SURGERY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL ROTATORY BURS FOR SINUS LIFT SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS.
          • THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYSTS, A CASE SERIES IN ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT OF G. PAPANIKOLAOU HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI.
          • LARGE PERIOCULAR DEFECTS RECONSTRUCTION WITH AXIAL AND RANDOM PATTERN FLAPS. INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW-UP ON OCCASION OF 4 CASES
          • SUCCESSFUL PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-RISK ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEAD & NECK CANCER IN THE COVID ERA. OUR EXPERIENCE.
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICOFACIAL INFECTIONS? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE PREVALENCE OF MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • CERVICAL VAGUS NERVE SCHWANNOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
          • PTERYGOID PLATE IMPLANTS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ATROPHIC POSTERIOR MAXILLA: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND REPORT OF CASES.
          • HYBRID VERRUCUS CARCINOMA OF THE ORAL CAVITY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
          • A COMPARISON OF GBR MEMBRANES
          • A RARE CASE OF CERVICAL CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT
          • ΟSSEODENSIFICATION. A PROMISING NEW TECHNIQUE.
          • PERFORATION OF SINUS MEMBRANE DURING SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION: REPAIR WITH COLLAGEN MEMBRANE AND METHOD RELIABILITY
          • “LIP SHAVE” TECHNIQUE: LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE PRESENTATION
          • IMPLANT PLACEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE SINUS MUCOCELE: A CASE REPORT
          • Foundation of the posterior occlusal support of the osseointergrated prostheses on the remaining residual ridge.
          • Dental implants surgery and systematic diseases
          • Nasal reconstruction after skin cancer surgery; presentation of treatment modalities for medically compromised patients.
          • “STICKY TOOTH”. SOCKET PRESERVATION BY USING AN AUTOLOGOUS DENTINE GRAFT IN COMBINATION WITH PLASMA RICH FIBRIN. CASE REPORT AND A TWO YEARS FOLLOW UP.
          • Immunomodulatory effects of Nd:YAG (1064 nm) and diode laser (810 nm) wavelengths to LPS-challenged human gingival fibroblasts
          • Is aseptic bone necrosis a cause for early implant failure in patients with metal allergies? – A case report and literature review
          • CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF SAFESCRAPER® IN MAXILLARY SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION AND RIDGE AUGMENTATION
          • A novel crestal protocol for the application of denatured Albumin in minimally invasive Implantology and Sinus Piezosurgery - Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
          • Lateral cephalometric changes and stability of BSSO versus IVRO for mandibular setback surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
          • BONE REGENERATION FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT: A 5-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 358 CASES
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