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Case Reports
. 1996 Oct;72(852):619-20.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.852.619.

Cutaneous and pharyngeal diphtheria imported from the Indian subcontinent

P E Hart  1 , P Y Lee, D C Macallan, M H Wansbrough-Jones
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Case Reports

Cutaneous and pharyngeal diphtheria imported from the Indian subcontinent

P E Hart et al. Postgrad Med J. 1996 Oct.

Abstract

We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented upon returning from India with cutaneous ulcers on the feet and pharyngitis. Microbiological testing showed the causative organism to be a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. She was treated successfully with penicillin and diphtheria antitoxin. This case emphasises the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for such rare but significant infectious diseases.

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