On Trismus Nascentium

Notes of a Case of Trismus Nascentium

fant suffering from general convulsions. I found it to be a case of trismus nascentium, occurring suddenly on the fifth day after birth. The child was of normal size, and apparently well nourished. The parents could assign no cause for the accession of the disease. It is to be observed, however, that the house was not well situated (being low down on the side of a hill), that there were ten chi...

Trismus Pseudocamptodactyly Syndrome: A Sporadic Cause of Trismus

Trismus pseudocamptodactyly syndrome is a very rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by the inability to completely open the mouth (trismus) and the presence of abnormally short tendon units causing the fingers to curve (camptodactyly). Early diagnosis and management of this condition is important to prevent facial deformities in the patient. Reporting such a case is importan...

A Misleading Trismus

We report the case of a 73-year-old women admitted to ICU with a diagnosis of tetanum supported by a mild trismus and treated with potentially unsafe drugs until the correct diagnosis was made.

The trismus-pseudocampylodactyly syndrome.

Tetanus-induced Trismus: Improvement on a Daily Basis

An 85-year-old man, who usually grew vegetables with his bare hands, presented to our hospital with the inability to open his mouth to eat. A physical examination revealed trismus and masseter muscle tenderness. No apparent wound was observed. The findings of orofacial computed tomography, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and a blood analysis were normal. A surface electromyogram of the masset...