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Neonatal tetanus is an acute infectious disease characterized by trismus as well as systemic muscular rigidity and spasm caused by tetanospasmin, which is produced after Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) invade the navel.
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Guo, Y., Tang, L., Liu, B. (2015). Neonatal Tetanus. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9876-1_16
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