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