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==Overview==
==Overview==
In [[respiratory]] [[diphtheria]], a [[CT]] scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the [[nasopharynx]], [[oropharynx]], [[larynx]] [[uvula]], and [[soft palate]].<ref name= "google books"> Radiology of Infectious Disease https://books.google.com/books?id=8PlrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=imaging+diphtheria&source=bl&ots=ksaVMwGJ3P&sig=ZMvNuUCCQk7aE0V2hGGT__kPDls&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi09ev8-9DPAhVB2R4KHcxxBhsQ6AEISjAJ#v=onepage&q=imaging%20diphtheria&f=false Accessed on Oct 10, 2016 </ref>
==CT==
==CT==
In [[respiratory]] [[diphtheria]], a [[CT]] scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the [[nasopharynx]], [[oropharynx]], [[larynx]] [[uvula]], and [[soft palate]].<ref name= "google books"> Radiology of Infectious Disease https://books.google.com/books?id=8PlrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=imaging+diphtheria&source=bl&ots=ksaVMwGJ3P&sig=ZMvNuUCCQk7aE0V2hGGT__kPDls&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi09ev8-9DPAhVB2R4KHcxxBhsQ6AEISjAJ#v=onepage&q=imaging%20diphtheria&f=false Accessed on Oct 10, 2016 </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

In respiratory diphtheria, a CT scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx uvula, and soft palate.[1]

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In respiratory diphtheria, a CT scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx uvula, and soft palate.[1]

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