6-year-old Boy in Pediatrics — 6yo Child | Pediatric Infectious | SMLE Q#12010
SMLE Question #12010
Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious
Objective: OBJ-113
Last updated: February 2026
A 6-year-old boy who has not received routine immunizations steps on a nail in a farmyard and sustains a deep puncture wound to the sole. Three weeks later, he develops jaw stiffness, trismus, generalized painful spasms triggered by noise, opisthotonus, and a fixed grimace. Which vaccine should have been given in childhood to prevent this illness?
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