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Tetanus

Signs & Symptoms

 Facial nerve neuropathy #Cephalic_tetanus
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Restlessness
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Irritability
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Difficulty swallowing
Ref: Harrison [ 1103]

Physical Examination

 Stiffness
Ref: Harrison [ 1103]
Legs extension
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Tonic contraction of skeletal muscles
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]

Lab / Serology

 Low Serum anti-tetanus immunoglobulin G
Note: <0.1 IU/mL
Ref: Harrison [ 1103]
Positive culture of C. tetani
Ref: Harrison [ 1103]
Positive strychnine in blood tests (negative symptom)
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus] Harrison [ 1103]

Imagin Study

Complication

 Penetrating injury
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Unsterile subcutaneous injection
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Splinter injury
Ref: Uptodate [ tetanus]

Risk Factors

 Neonates
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]

Cause

 Umbilical stump contamination straw Gr. Neonates #Neonatal_tetanus
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Umbilical stump contamination by dirt Gr. Neonates #Neonatal_tetanus
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]
Application of ghee to the umbilical stump Gr. Neonates #Neonatal_tetanus
Ref: Uptodate [ Tetanus]

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