Trismus
Trismus: Introduction
Trismus: Inability to open the jaw.
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causes of Trismus, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Trismus:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Trismus.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Trismus: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Trismus
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- JAW PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- TRISMUS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- Jaw pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Jaw pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Trismus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Jaw pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Muscle spasms
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Jaw pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Jaw pain
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Trismus: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Trismus
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut.
This...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A variety of other chronic...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities...read more »
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Trismus: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Trismus
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Causes of Trismus listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Trismus as a symptom include:
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causes of Trismus
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Trismus:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Trismus as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Trismus
Definitions of Trismus:
Trismus: Persistent contraction of the masseter muscles due to failure of central inhibition; often the initial manifestation of generalized tetanus. SYN: Ankylostoma (2), lock-jaw, lockjaw. [L. fr. G. trismos, a creaking, rasping]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Spasmodic contraction of the masseter muscle resulting in forceful jaw closure. This may be seen with a variety of diseases, including TETANUS, as a complication of radiation therapy, trauma, or in association with neoplastic conditions.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Organs affected by Trismus:
The list of organs typically affected by Trismus may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Trismus
The list below shows some of the causes of Trismus mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Trismus
How Common are these Causes of Trismus?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Trismus.
Of the 46
causes of Trismus that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 37
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 46
causes of Trismus
Conditions listing symptoms: Trismus:
The following list of conditions
have 'Trismus' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Arthrogryposis distal type II
... trismusC
Chemical poisoning - Strychnine
... trismusCoral snake poisoning
... trismusD
Dental caries
... TrismusDental conditions
... TrismusDental tissue neoplasm
... trismusF
Funnel Web spider poisoning
... trismusG
Gaucher disease type 2
... trismusH
Horseshoe Crab poisoning
... trismusI
Iida-Kannari syndrome
... trismusM
Mucoepidermoid
... trismusMucoepidermoid Carcinoma
... trismusS
Supraglottic laryngeal cancer
... trismusT
Tetanus
... trismus (lockjaw)
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Causes of Trismus Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Trismus based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
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What are the alternative names for Trismus:
Jaw muscle spasm
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Trismus:
Medical Conditions associated with Trismus:
Jaw symptoms (682 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Trismus:
Pericoronitis, Peritonsillar abscess, Temporomandibular joint disorder, Gaucher disease, Oral submucous fibrosis, Condlyar fracture, Ecstasy side effects, Malignant otitis externa, Tetanus
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