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English: This patient presented with facial tetany. Note the contraction of the masseter and neck muscles. Tetanus is induced by an exotoxin of the tetanus bacillus (Clostridium tetani), which grows anaerobically at site of injury. Tetanus is characterized by painful muscular contractions, primarily of the masseter, and other large muscles.
Deutsch: Krämpfe der Gesichts- (Risus sardonicus) und Nackenmuskulatur , hervorgerufen durch das Toxin der Clostridium tetani, Tetanospasmin (Tetanus).
Français : Rictus sardonique et trismus dus à la contracture des muscles de la face et de la mastication chez un patient souffrant de tétanos.
Polski: Szczękościsk u pacjenta chorującego na tężec.
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Date

1963
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  • Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Thomas F. Sellers/Emory University
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