Abstract
The following case of tetanus, cured by the antitoxin treatment, is reported as an addition to the list of those already published as treated by this method: Patient. —J. V. Z., aged 32, male, American, married. History. —On Nov. 23, 1905, whil working near the barn, the patient stepped on a rusty nail, which penetrated the left foot for a depth of about three-quarters of an inch. The wound bled freely. It was dressed with an external application of one of the common clay and glycerin poultices and healed without any trouble. On December 1 the man worked out in the field in cold weather and became thoroughly chilled. He soon began to complain of stiffness in the chest, which increased and spread to the back, legs and jaw. This was on the ninth and tenth days after the injury, and the stiffness was thought to be due to rheumatism.
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