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Tetanus
Also Known As: Lockjaw
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 12,500,000 people
Linked signs and symptoms
18Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Blood Pressure High (Hypertension)
- Body: Opisthotonus (Spasticity and Hyperextension of Whole Body into an Arching Position)
- Coma
- Constipation
- Death: Legal Definition
- Face: Sustained Spasm (Risus Sardonicus)
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Jaw: Locked, Unable to Open (Trismus or Lockjaw)
- Mind: Restlessness
- Muscle Reflex Overactivity (Hyperreflexia)
- Muscles Rigid
- Neck Stiff
- Pain Jaw
- Pain Muscle (Myalgia)
- Skin Bluish Coloration (Cyanosis)
- Swallowing Difficulty (Dysphagia)
- Sweating (Perspiring)
- Urinary Retention (Ischuria)
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
19Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
8- Catheter DrainageWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Enteral feeding (feeding tube inserted through mouth)Weakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- IntubationWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Rectal TubeWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- SEEK IMMEDIATE PROFESSIONAL HELPStrongly in Favour(Moderate Evidence)
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)Weakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Urinary CatheterWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Ventilatory SupportWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
Lifestyle changes
1Alternative and complementary therapies
1Medical emergencies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
0No linked diagnostic tests are listed yet.
Biological and test markers
0This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
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