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Diphtheria Clinical manifestations Diphtheria nose: cold blood mixed with secretions. Mild constitutional symptoms. Pharyngeal and tonsillar diphtheria (fausial): there is an acute inflammation of the throat, fever up to 38.5 ° C, tachycardia, seem weak, bad breath, swelling of regional lymph (bull neck). Membrane can be white, dirty gray, or gray-green with a slightly raised edge. When the membrane was appointed there will be bleeding. However, this procedure is contraindicated because it accelerates the absorption of toxins. Laryngeal diphtheria: the toughest kind, there afonia, tightness, stridor inspiration, fever to 40 ° C, very weak, cyanosis, bull neck. Cutaneous diphtheria and vaginal: ulcerative lesions with membrane formation. The lesions are persistent and often anesthesia. Diphtheria Complication Airway: airway obstruction, bronchopneumonia, pulmonary atelectasis. Cardiovascular: myocarditis caused by germ toxins. Urogenital: nephritis. Nervous system: paralysis / paresis p...

Diphtheria (Tropical Infectious Diseases in Children) Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by germs suddenly Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Contagious and attacks mainly the upper airway with the typical signs of pseudomembranous and the release of exotoxin that can cause symptoms of general and local. Transmission is generally through the air, a droplet infection, but it can be through contaminated food or objects. Period of 2-7 days bud. Causes Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a Gram-positive bacteria are polymorphs, not moving, and do not form spores. There are three types of basil, which is the form of gravis, mitis, and intermedius. Basil can be formed: pseudomembranous difficult lifted, bleed easily, and grayish-white color that covers the affected area; composed of fibrin, leukocytes, necrotic tissue, and basil. exotoxin is highly malignant and can poison the network after a few hours absorbed and provides a typical picture of the network changes, especially in cardiac muscle, ...