Symptoms of Tetanus

General information about symptoms of Tetanus: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Tetanus. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Tetanus. Furthermore, symptoms of Tetanus may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Tetanus.

List of symptoms of Tetanus: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Tetanus includes:

• Symptoms of localized tetanus (usually near a wound site) are often milder:
  • Local muscle stiffness
  • Localized muscle twitches
  • Localized muscle spasms
• Symptoms of generalized tetanus are often severe:
  • Jaw stiffness
  • Restlessness
  • Stiff neck
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Sore throat
  • Headache
  • Stiff arms
  • Stiff legs
  • Trismus (lockjaw)
  • Facial muscle spasm
  • Fixed smile
  • Permanent raised eyebrows
  • Exposed teeth
  • Neck muscle spasm
  • Neck muscle rigidity
  • Arched back
  • Back muscle spasm
  • Spinchter muscle spasm
  • Urine retention
  • Feces retention
  • Muscle contractions
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Glottal spasm
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Generalized muscle spasms
  • Opisthotonos
  • Muscle spasms triggered by minor disturbance
  • Muscle spasms triggered by noise
  • Respiratory spasm
  • Seizures
  • Paralysis
  • Extreme agony
  • High fever
  • Sweating
  • Anxiety

Symptoms of Tetanus: Common first signs of tetanus are headache and muscle stiffness in the jaw, followed by stiffness of the neck, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, sweating, and fever.¹

More symptoms of Tetanus: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Tetanus, underlying causes of Tetanus, associated conditions for Tetanus, risk factors for Tetanus, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Symptoms and Medical Malpractice

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