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Name = Tetanus | | Name = Tetanus <ref name="Tetanus" > {{https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opisthotonus_in_a_patient_suffering_from_tetanus_-_Painting_by_Sir_Charles_Bell_-_1809.jpg}} </ref> | | ||
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Caption = Muscular spasms in a patient suffering from tetanus. Painting by Sir Charles Bell, 1809. | | Caption = Muscular spasms in a patient suffering from tetanus. Painting by Sir Charles Bell, 1809. | |
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This page is about clinical aspects of the disease. For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Clostridium tetani.
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Tetanus Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
Case Studies |
Tetanus On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Tetanus |
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
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Tetanus from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies