Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Aug 18;2(4):e12541.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12541. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Man with right foot wound

Saskia van Terheyden  1 , Daniel B Gingold  2 , Semhar Tewelde  2 , John David Gatz  2
Affiliations

Man with right foot wound

Saskia van Terheyden et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Photo of right medial ankle with eschar and confluent papular rash
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Photo of anterior right lower extremity with ecchymotic skin changes and open wound with blood and purulence
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Photo of lower extremity after surgical debridement
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Moore LSP, Leslie A, Meltzer M, Sandison A, Efstratiou A, Sriskandan S. Corynebacterium ulcerans cutaneous diphtheria. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15(9):1100‐1107. - PubMed
    1. Höfler W. Cutaneous diphtheria. Int J Dermatol. 1991;30(12):845‐847. - PubMed
    1. Quick ML, Sutter RW, Kobaidze K, et al. Risk factors for diphtheria: a prospective case‐control study in the Republic of Georgia, 1995–1996. J Infect Dis. 2000;181:S121‐S129. Suppl 1. - PubMed
    1. Belsey MA, LeBlanc DR. Skin infections and the epidemiology of diphtheria: acquisition and persistence of C diphtheriae infections. Am J Epidemiol. 1975;102(2):179‐184. - PubMed
    1. Bray JP, Burt EG, Potter EV, Poon‐King T, Earle DP. Epidemic diphtheria and skin infections in Trinidad. J Infect Dis. 1972;126(1):34‐40. - PubMed