Malignancy rate of ground-glass nodules at baseline CT. Compared to a malignancy rate of 4.6% for all solid nodules, nodular GGO (nGGO) had a higher malignancy rate of 5.4%, pure nodular GGO (pnGGO) had a malignancy rate of 3.3%, and mixed nodular GGO (mnGGO) had a malignancy rate of 14.3%.
In the most common form of tetanus, the first sign is spasm of the jaw muscles, followed by stiffness of the neck, difficulty in swallowing, and stiffness of the abdominal muscles.Other signs include fever, sweating, elevated blood pressure, and rapid heart rate.
Tetanus causes death in 30 to 40 percent of cases. In recent years, two thirds of all tetanus cases have been in persons 50 years of age and older. A tetanus infection in the past does not make you immune to tetanus in the future. Tetanus immune globulin works by giving your body the antibodies it needs to protect it against tetanus infection.