Opisthotonos, a tetanic spasm of muscles causing backward arching of the body, is seen in tetanus, meningitis, and strychnine poisoning.
El opistótonos, un espasmo tetánico de los músculos que causa arqueamiento hacia atrás del cuerpo, se observa en el tétanos, meningitis y envenenamiento por estricnina.
| Front | Opisthotonos |
|---|---|
| Back | Tetanic pasm of muscles causing backward arching of head, neck, and spine ↓ Tetanus Meningitis Strychnine poisoning What is this called? |
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