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Tetanus neonatorum
Tetanus of very young infants, usually due to infection of the navel caused by using nonsterile technique in ligating the umbilical cord.
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Local tetanus
Tetanus marked by spasticity of a group of muscles near the wound. Trismus, tonic contraction of jaw muscles, is usually absent.
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Tetanus lateralis
A form of tetanus in which the body is bent sideways.
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Imitative tetanus
A conversion disorder that simulates tetanus.
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Idiopathic tetanus
Tetanus that occurs without any visible lesion.
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Extensor tetanus
Tetanus that affects the extensor muscles.
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Tetanus dorsalis
Tetanus in which the body is bent backward.
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Descending tetanus
Tetanus in which muscle spasms occur first in the head and neck and later are manifested in other muscles of the body.
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Cryptogenic tetanus
Tetanus in which the site of entry of the organism is not known.
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Chronic tetanus
A latent infection in a healed wound, reactivated on opening the wound.
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