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Some or all of the following physical findings may be present, depending on the extent of spread and severity of the [[diphtheria]] infection: <ref name="pmid490806">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dobie RA, Tobey DN |title=Clinical features of diphtheria in the respiratory tract |journal=JAMA |volume=242 |issue=20 |pages=2197–201 |year=1979 |pmid=490806 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10657201">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kadirova R, Kartoglu HU, Strebel PM |title=Clinical characteristics and management of 676 hospitalized diphtheria cases, Kyrgyz Republic, 1995 |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=181 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S110–5 |year=2000 |pmid=10657201 |doi=10.1086/315549 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15578357">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kneen R, Nguyen MD, Solomon T, Pham NG, Parry CM, Nguyen TT, Ha TL, Taylor A, Vo TT, Nguyen TT, Day NP, White NJ |title=Clinical features and predictors of diphtheritic cardiomyopathy in Vietnamese children |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=39 |issue=11 |pages=1591–8 |year=2004 |pmid=15578357 |doi=10.1086/425305 |url=}}</ref> | Some or all of the following physical findings may be present, depending on the extent of spread and severity of the [[diphtheria]] infection:<ref name="pmid490806">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dobie RA, Tobey DN |title=Clinical features of diphtheria in the respiratory tract |journal=JAMA |volume=242 |issue=20 |pages=2197–201 |year=1979 |pmid=490806 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10657201">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kadirova R, Kartoglu HU, Strebel PM |title=Clinical characteristics and management of 676 hospitalized diphtheria cases, Kyrgyz Republic, 1995 |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=181 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S110–5 |year=2000 |pmid=10657201 |doi=10.1086/315549 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15578357">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kneen R, Nguyen MD, Solomon T, Pham NG, Parry CM, Nguyen TT, Ha TL, Taylor A, Vo TT, Nguyen TT, Day NP, White NJ |title=Clinical features and predictors of diphtheritic cardiomyopathy in Vietnamese children |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=39 |issue=11 |pages=1591–8 |year=2004 |pmid=15578357 |doi=10.1086/425305 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
A patient with diptheria usually looks ill, with systemic signs such as fever, tachypnea and tachycardia. Pharyngeal, respiratory, neurologic, cardiac and other physical examination findings depend on the extent and severity of infection.
Physical Examination
Some or all of the following physical findings may be present, depending on the extent of spread and severity of the diphtheria infection:[1][2][3]
| Organ System | Findings |
|---|---|
| General Appearance | Ill-appearing |
| Vital Signs | Fever |
| Tachycardia | |
| Tachypnea | |
| Skin | Ulceration |
| HEENT | Cervical adenopathy |
| Bull neck | |
| Neck edema | |
| Pseudomembranous tonsilloparyngeal exudates | |
| Edema of tonsils and uvula | |
| Rhinorrhea | |
| Lungs | Cough |
| Dyspnea | |
| Hemoptysis | |
| Stridor | |
| Heart | Sinus bradycardia |
| S3 gallop | |
| Arrythmia | |
| Distant heart sounds | |
| Displaced PMI | |
| Neurological | Peripheral neuropathy |
| Cranial Nerve III, IX, X palsies | |
| Paresis or Paralysis |
References
- ↑ Dobie RA, Tobey DN (1979). "Clinical features of diphtheria in the respiratory tract". JAMA. 242 (20): 2197–201. PMID 490806.
- ↑ Kadirova R, Kartoglu HU, Strebel PM (2000). "Clinical characteristics and management of 676 hospitalized diphtheria cases, Kyrgyz Republic, 1995". J. Infect. Dis. 181 Suppl 1: S110–5. doi:10.1086/315549. PMID 10657201.
- ↑ Kneen R, Nguyen MD, Solomon T, Pham NG, Parry CM, Nguyen TT, Ha TL, Taylor A, Vo TT, Nguyen TT, Day NP, White NJ (2004). "Clinical features and predictors of diphtheritic cardiomyopathy in Vietnamese children". Clin. Infect. Dis. 39 (11): 1591–8. doi:10.1086/425305. PMID 15578357.