%0 Journal Article
%T Generalised tetanus: A rare complication of Richter¡¯s hernia
%A MA Alhaji
%A AG Farouk
%A RB Imam
%A FL Bukar
%J Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
%D 2013
%I 
%X We present a case report of generalized tetanus following umbilical Richter¡¯s hernia in a 10 month old unimmunized boy. This case is reported because tetanus is a rare complication of Richter¡¯s hernia and to emphasize the need for immunization of all unimmunized children with tetanus vaccine. A high index of suspicion is important in the diagnosis of Richter¡¯s hernia in order to avoid complication, as diagnosis is often delayed or missed. The co-exiting tetany is also a rare co-morbidity of Richter¡¯s hernia.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njp/article/view/83431