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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Respiratory]] [[diphtheria]] presents with a wide range of [[systemic]] and [[respiratory]] symptoms.<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> | |||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
[[Respiratory]] [[diphtheria]] presents with a wide range of [[systemic]] and [[respiratory]] symptoms, | [[Respiratory]] [[diphtheria]] presents with a wide range of [[systemic]] and [[respiratory]] symptoms, including:<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> | ||
===Respiratory Symptoms=== | ===Respiratory Symptoms=== | ||
*Sore throat | *[[Sore throat]] (most common presenting symptom) | ||
*[[Cough]] | *[[Cough]] | ||
*Runny nose ([[rhinorrhea]]) | *Runny nose ([[rhinorrhea]]) | ||
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*Coughing of blood ([[hemoptysis]]) | *Coughing of blood ([[hemoptysis]]) | ||
===Systemic | ===Systemic Symptoms=== | ||
*[[Fever]] | *[[Fever]] | ||
*[[Chills]] | *[[Chills]] | ||
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*[[Vomiting]] | *[[Vomiting]] | ||
*Muscle pain ([[myalgia]]) | *Muscle pain ([[myalgia]]) | ||
*Neck swelling due to [[cervical adenopathy]] | *Neck swelling due to [[cervical]] [[adenopathy]] | ||
===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. Lesions may 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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Respiratory diphtheria presents with a wide range of systemic and respiratory symptoms.[1]
History and Symptoms
Respiratory diphtheria presents with a wide range of systemic and respiratory symptoms, including:[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
Cutaneous diphtheria usually presents with ulcers or pustular lesions, which can involve different parts of the body. Lesions may be covered by a grayish-white pseudomembrane, similar to tonsillar exudates of respiratory diphtheria.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dobie RA, Tobey DN (1979). "Clinical features of diphtheria in the respiratory tract". JAMA. 242 (20): 2197–201. PMID 490806.
- ↑ Center for Disease Control and Prevention http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp Accessed on Oct. 7, 2016.
- ↑ 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.