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]
Tetanus must be differentiated from other diseases that present with fever and rigidity such as strychnine poisoning, dental infections, drug reactions, hypocalcemia, meningitis, stroke, and stiff man syndrome.[1]
Tetanus must be differentiated from other diseases that present with fever and rigidity such as::[2][3][4]
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome [7][8] |
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Viral Meningitis[9][10][11] |
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Stiff man syndrome |
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Drug induced (Tardive dyskinesia)[12][13][14] |
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Strychnine poisoning[15][16][17][18] |
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Hypocalcaemia[19][20] |
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Dental abscess[21][22] |
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Parkinson's disease[23][24] |
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Tetanus must also be differentiated from the following diseases that cause abnormal one sided movements of the face:[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
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