KROK 1 2015 – Question 147 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient consulted a dentist about restricted mouth opening (trismus). Anamnesis states a stab wound of the lower extremity. What infection may cause these symptoms?
- A. Brucellosis
- B. Tularemia
- C. Tetanus
- D. Whooping cough
- E. Wound anaerobic infection
Hint
Trismus after a puncture wound: think about how a wound infection can reach the motor system and which muscles it affects first.
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