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Case Reports
. 1988 Feb;63(2):194-5.
doi: 10.1136/adc.63.2.194.

Diphtheria--the continuing hazard

I C Bowler  1 , B K Mandal, B Schlecht, T Riordan
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Case Reports

Diphtheria--the continuing hazard

I C Bowler et al. Arch Dis Child. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

An unimmunized schoolchild with no history of foreign travel developed severe diphtheria. Epidemiological investigations led to the discovery of a child in the same class with cutaneous diphtheria who had just returned from Bangladesh; this highlights the importance of swabbing all skin lesions acquired in endemic areas during any outbreak investigation.

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