破伤风是创伤后由破伤风杆菌[1]引起的一种特异性感染,早期症状可表现为张口受限或牙关紧闭,面部表情肌痉挛。我科1995~2002年共收治被县(乡、镇)医院误诊的破伤风病例24例,为引起广大同行对本病的重视,现将24例误诊病例报告如下:临床资料1.一般资料本组24例,男22例,女2例,年龄 Tetanus is a specific infection caused by tetanus bacillus after trauma [1]. Early symptoms can be manifested as restricted mouth opening or tightness of the mouth and muscle spasms on the facial expression. In our department, 24 cases of tetanus were misdiagnosed by the county (township and town) hospitals from 1995 to 2002. In order to arouse the attention of the majority of colleagues, 24 cases of misdiagnosis are reported as follows: Clinical data 1. General information Group of 24 patients, 22 males and 2 females, age