Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review

Table 2

Disease characteristics of the patients.

Parameters of the patients	Frequency	%
Etiology
Wound injury (puncture, prick, or laceration)	20	64.51
Snake bite	3	9.67
Scorpion sting	1	3.22
Local surgical procedure	1	3.22
No identifiable cause	6	19.35
Site of the injury
Lower limbs	15	48.38
Upper limbs	8	25.80
Trunk	2	6.45
Unknown	6	19.35
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	2	6.5
Hypertension	1	3.2
No comorbidity	28	90.3
Common presenting complaints
Lock jaw	17	54.8
Muscle spasm	16	51.6
Neck pain and stiffness	14	45.2
Convulsions	12	38.7
Back pain	8	25.8
Mean length of hospitalization (days)	6.70