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==[[diphtheria overview|Overview]]==
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==[[diphtheria historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
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==Diagnosis==


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Diphtheria
Diphtheria causes a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2], Dima Nimri, M.D. [3], Aysha Aslam, M.B.B.S[4]

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Differentiating Diphtheria from other Diseases

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