Diphtheria physical examination

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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]

Physical Examination

Organ System	Findings
General Appearance	Ill-appearing
Vital Signs	Fever
	Tachycardia
	Tachypnea
Skin
	Ulceration
	Neck	Neck stiffness
	Lungs	Cough
		Hemoptysis
	Heart	Arrhythmia
		Murmur
Abdomen
	Palpable abdominal mass
	Hematochezia on rectal exam
Back	Tenderness over lumbosacaral spine
	Decreased range of motion of spine
Genitourinary	Genital ulceration
	Genital warts
	Genital vesicular lesions
Extremities	Joint stiffness and swelling
Neurological	Parasthesia
	Gait abnormalities/Ataxia
	Cranial nerve abnormalities