Tetanus: A Rare Complication of Black Tar Heroin Use

Elisa M. Pichlinski; Emily Hoff; Lindsey Claire Epperson; Elizabeth Morley; James Dazhe Cao; Joby Thoppil; Steven Field; Prayag Mehta; Daniel Good; Ank E. Nijhawan

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Tetanus: A Rare Complication of Black Tar Heroin Use

Elisa M. Pichlinski, Emily Hoff, Lindsey Claire Epperson, Elizabeth Morley, James Dazhe Cao, Joby Thoppil, Steven Field, Prayag Mehta, Daniel Good, Ank E. Nijhawan

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Abstract

Tetanus is associated with high morbidity and mortality, although this is rarely encountered in high-income countries. We present a case of tetanus in an unvaccinated patient secondary to black tar heroin use that highlights the importance of considering tetanus in appropriate clinical contexts, harm reduction interventions, and universal tetanus vaccination campaigns.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofab613
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab613
State	Published - Mar 1 2022

Keywords

case report
heroin
immunization
substance use
tetanus

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Oncology
Clinical Neurology

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