raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:3299

Tetanus

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A toxin-mediated infection due to the anaerobic bacteria <i>Clostridium tetani</i> and characterized by spasms and contractions of the skeletal muscles, the disease is often lethal.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enTetanus
frTétanos
deTetanusWundstarrkrampf
esTétanos
itTetano
nlTetanus
ptTétano
plTężec
csTetanus
ukПравець
zh破伤风
trTetanoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A33BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A34BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A35BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111C13BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111C14BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111C15BTNTspecificvalidated
MONDO0005526Evalidated
MeSHD013742Evalidated
UMLSC0039614Evalidated
GARD5144Evalidated
MedDRA10043376Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

24 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.014 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.024 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.044 / 100 000MaltaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.014 / 100 000BulgariaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.028 / 100 000CroatiaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.004 / 100 000Czech RepublicValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.014 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.032 / 100 000EstoniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.036 / 100 000GreeceValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.024 / 100 000HungaryValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.016 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.076 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.07 / 100 000LithuaniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.008 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.012 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.032 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.008 / 100 000PortugalValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.032 / 100 000RomaniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.118 / 100 000SloveniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.016 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.02 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.01 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.01 / 100 000SlovakiaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2017[OTHER]
Point prevalenceUnknown—EuropeClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

30 annotations · validated 2019-11-15
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0003552Muscle stiffness
HP:0002179Opisthotonus
HP:0040212Risus sardonicus
HP:0000211Trismus
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0005363Humoral immunodeficiency
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0011964Intermittent painful muscle spasms
HP:0011355Localized skin lesion
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0025258Stiff neck
HP:0001649Tachycardia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0012332Abnormal autonomic nervous system physiology
HP:0005341Autonomic bladder dysfunction
HP:0002607Bowel incontinence
HP:0001662Bradycardia
HP:0001259Coma
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
HP:0003236Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
HP:0003639Elevated urinary epinephrine
HP:0003345Elevated urinary norepinephrine
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0025425Laryngospasm
HP:0002098Respiratory distress
HP:0025145Rigors
HP:0002501Spasticity of pharyngeal muscles
HP:0002789Tachypnea
HP:0001337Tremor

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30935736[PMID]_31687615[PMID]

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Sources for this card