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===Cutaneous (Skin) Diphtheria=== | ===Cutaneous (Skin) Diphtheria=== | ||
[[Image:A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg. PHIL 1941 lores.jpg|thumb|left|A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg.]] | [[Image:A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg. PHIL 1941 lores.jpg|thumb|left|A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg.]] <ref name= CDC cutaneous> "Center for Disease Control and Prevention" http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp Accessed on Oct. 7, 2016.</ref> | ||
[[Cutaneous]] [[diphtheria]] usually presents with ulcers or pustular lesions, which can involve different parts of the body. Lesion can be covered by a grayish-white pseudomembrane, similar to tonsillar exudates of [[respiratory]] [[diphtheria]].<ref name="pmid27373251">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rappold LC, Vogelgsang L, Klein S, Bode K, Enk AH, Haenssle HA |title=Primary cutaneous diphtheria: management, diagnostic workup, and treatment as exemplified by a rare case report |journal=J Dtsch Dermatol Ges |volume=14 |issue=7 |pages=734–6 |year=2016 |pmid=27373251 |doi=10.1111/ddg.12722 |url=}}</ref> | [[Cutaneous]] [[diphtheria]] usually presents with ulcers or pustular lesions, which can involve different parts of the body. Lesion can be covered by a grayish-white pseudomembrane, similar to tonsillar exudates of [[respiratory]] [[diphtheria]].<ref name="pmid27373251">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rappold LC, Vogelgsang L, Klein S, Bode K, Enk AH, Haenssle HA |title=Primary cutaneous diphtheria: management, diagnostic workup, and treatment as exemplified by a rare case report |journal=J Dtsch Dermatol Ges |volume=14 |issue=7 |pages=734–6 |year=2016 |pmid=27373251 |doi=10.1111/ddg.12722 |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
History and Symptoms
Respiratory diphtheria presents with a wide range of systemic and respiratory symptoms, which include:[1]
Respiratory Symptoms
- Sore throat: most common presenting symptom
- Cough
- Runny nose (rhinorrhea)
- Hoarseness of voice
- Nasal obstruction
- Coughing of blood (hemoptysis)
Systemic Symptoms
- Fever
- Chills
- Malaise
- Palpitations
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Muscle pain (myalgia)
- Neck swelling due to cervical adenopathy
Cutaneous (Skin) Diphtheria
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Cutaneous diphtheria usually presents with ulcers or pustular lesions, which can involve different parts of the body. Lesion can be covered by a grayish-white pseudomembrane, similar to tonsillar exudates of respiratory diphtheria.[2]
References
- ↑ Dobie RA, Tobey DN (1979). "Clinical features of diphtheria in the respiratory tract". JAMA. 242 (20): 2197–201. PMID 490806.
- ↑ Rappold LC, Vogelgsang L, Klein S, Bode K, Enk AH, Haenssle HA (2016). "Primary cutaneous diphtheria: management, diagnostic workup, and treatment as exemplified by a rare case report". J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 14 (7): 734–6. doi:10.1111/ddg.12722. PMID 27373251.