Cutaneous ulcers revealing diphtheria: A re-emerging disease imported from Indian Ocean countries?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.04.024
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Diphtheria due to Corynebacteriumdiphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) has become rare in developed countries. In France only 10 cases of toxigenic diphtheria have been reported since 1989, in all cases causing pharyngitis and all emanating from endemic… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; indian ocean; ocean countries; cutaneous ulcers ... See more keywords
Cutaneous diphtheria in a returned traveller
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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14245
Abstract: A 12-year-old girl of Samoan heritage presented acutely to the emergency department with painful, swollen, erythematous, punched out ulcerations and crusting on her lower lip (Fig. 1) leading to difficulty eating and drinking. She was… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria returned; histology; returned traveller; cutaneous diphtheria ... See more keywords