Obstetrical tetanus

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Clostridium tetani. This disease is characterised by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres during pregnancy or within six weeks of termination of pregnancy. Transmission is by direct contact.

Index terms

Obstetrical tetanus
puerperal tetanus
tetanus in the puerperium

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Tetanus with abortion or ectopic gestation

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1C10 – Actinomycosis
1C11 – Bartonellosis
1C12 – Whooping cough
1C13 – Tetanus
1C15 – Tetanus neonatorum
1C16 – Gas gangrene
1C17 – Diphtheria
1C18 – Brazilian purpuric fever
1C19 – Legionellosis
1C1A – Listeriosis
1C1B – Nocardiosis
1C1C – Meningococcal disease
1C1D – Yaws
1C1E – Pinta
1C1F – Endemic non-venereal syphilis
1C1G – Lyme borreliosis
1C1H – Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
1C1J – Relapsing fever
1C40 – Campylobacteriosis
1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
1C42 – Melioidosis
1C43 – Actinomycetoma
1C44 – Non-pyogenic bacterial infections of the skin
1C45 – Toxic shock syndrome
1C4Y – Other specified bacterial diseases
1C4Z – Unspecified bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Obstetrical tetanus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/262236278

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases