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[[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: most common presenting symptom | *Sore throat: most common presenting symptom |
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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. Lesion can 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.