An unusual cause for neck rigidity?

Authors : P Jagruthi, P Jagruthi, R H Gobbur, R H Gobbur, Anilkumar Sajjan, Anilkumar Sajjan, S S Kalyanshettar, S S Kalyanshettar

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijmpo.2021.031

Volume : 7

Issue : 3

Year : 2021

Page No : 161-163

Otogenic tetanus is a subtype of cephalic tetanus, limited to the head & neck, but can progress to a more generalized form. Caused by the spore-forming bacillus, Clostridium tetani, It produces a potent toxin, tetanospasmin, preventing inhibitory neurotransmitters' release, hence causing rigidity.
 

Keywords: Tetanus, Tetanus immunoglobulin, Toxoid, trismus.


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