tetanus neonatorum
MONDO:0001737Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names tetanus neonatorum yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A syndrome of generalized rigidity with muscle spasms and seizures in the neonatal period resulting from Clostridium tetani toxin production.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001737), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: tetanus neonatorum
- Also called
- neonatal tetanus