Tetanus in an unvaccinated child: A case report
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
In Iran tetanus is a rare disease since routine vaccination with Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (DPT) in accordance with the WHO immunization recommendations. We report on the case of an Afghan 14-year-old boy admitted to the Imam Khomeini Hospital with tetanus presenting with muscle and neck spasms pointing out to the small number of reported cases that are mainly due to failure of Iran's immunization programs among immigrant laborers. Therefore, each patient of tetanus may be considered as a failure of health care system to provide adequate immunization.
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