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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
![](/images/1/1b/A_diphtheria_skin_lesion_on_the_leg._PHIL_1941_lores.jpg)
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.