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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Tetanus must be differentiated from [[strychnine poisoning]], [[dental infections]], [[drug reactions]], [[hypocalcemia]], [[meningitis]] and [[stiff man syndrome]]. | Tetanus must be differentiated from [[strychnine poisoning]], [[dental infections]], [[drug reactions]], [[hypocalcemia]], [[meningitis]] and [[stiff man syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite journal | ||
| author = [[Anisha Doshi]], [[Clare Warrell]], [[Dima Dahdaleh]] & [[Dimitri Kullmann]] | |||
| title = Just a graze? Cephalic tetanus presenting as a stroke mimic | |||
| journal = [[Practical neurology]] | |||
| volume = 14 | |||
| issue = 1 | |||
| pages = 39–41 | |||
| year = 2014 | |||
| month = February | |||
| doi = 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000541 | |||
| pmid = 24052566 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==Differentiating Tetanus from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Tetanus from other Diseases== | ||
Some of the other diseases that need to be considered when trying to diagnose tetanus include: | Some of the other diseases that need to be considered when trying to diagnose tetanus include: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Tetanus must be differentiated from strychnine poisoning, dental infections, drug reactions, hypocalcemia, meningitis and stiff man syndrome.[1]
Differentiating Tetanus from other Diseases
Some of the other diseases that need to be considered when trying to diagnose tetanus include:
| Disease | Diagnosis | Features | Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | Signs | Laboratory Findings | |||
| Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome | |||||
| Meningitis | |||||
| Stiff man syndrome | |||||
| Drug reactions | |||||
| Strychnine poisoning | |||||
| Hypocalcaemia | |||||
| Dental abscess | |||||
References
- ↑ Anisha Doshi, Clare Warrell, Dima Dahdaleh & Dimitri Kullmann (2014). "Just a graze? Cephalic tetanus presenting as a stroke mimic". Practical neurology. 14 (1): 39–41. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2013-000541. PMID 24052566. Unknown parameter
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