Showing posts with label trismus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trismus. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

What's wrong with Wyatt? Baby's rare diagnosis baffles doctors

What's wrong with Wyatt? Baby's rare diagnosis baffles doctors Parent's turned to Internet for help!  His parents built a website What’s Wrong with Wyatt 

A 9-month-old baby is baffling doctors with his rare diagnosis — a condition that keeps him from opening his mouth. "Wyatt was diagnosed with congenital trismus, a condition that causes limited mouth movements. The best known form of trismus is lockjaw, muscle spasms in the jaw caused by a tetanus infection that make it almost impossible to open one’s mouth."