A 45-year-old man sustained a puncture injury to the lower part of his right leg with a small stick into his leg while working in the farm. Six days later, he noticed spasms in the muscles of his right leg; on day 7, the spasms increased. Today—day 8—he had generalized muscle spasms, particularly noticeable in the muscles of his jaw. He was unable to open his jaw and came to the emergency department (ED). In the ED, you see a man who is alert and lying quietly in bed. A door slams down the hall, and suddenly he has general muscle spasm with arching of his back. The correct diagnosis is which of the following? (A) Botulism (B) Anthrax (C) Gas gangrene (D) Tetanus (E) Toxic shock syndrome
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:53:25 +0000
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