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.