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A localized infection of mucous membranes or skin caused by toxigenic strains of CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE. It is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of infection. DIPHTHERIA TOXIN, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.
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- Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections
- Infection, Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diphtheria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004165. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004165
- Diphtheria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphtheria
- Diphtheria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134649