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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.
Differentiating Tetanus from other Diseases
Some of the other diseases that need to be considered when trying to diagnose tetanus include:
| Disease | Diagnosis | Associated Features | Treatment | |||
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| Symptoms | Signs | Laboratory Findings | ||||
| Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome | - | |||||
| Meningitis | ||||||
| Stiff man syndrome | ||||||
| Drug reactions | ||||||
| Strychnine poisoning | ||||||
| Hypocalcaemia | ||||||
| Dental abscess | ||||||