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Faucial diphtheria

MedGen UID:
3857
•Concept ID:
C0012556
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Diphtheritic membrane; diphtheritic membrane; Diphtheritic membranous angina; diphtheritic membranous angina; Faucial Diphtheria; faucial diphtheria
SNOMED CT: Faucial diphtheria (3419005); Diphtheritic membranous angina (3419005); Diphtheritic membrane (3419005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020860

Definition

Infection of the fauces by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFaucial diphtheria

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The incidence and treatment of faucial diphtheria in a rural West Bengal population.
Chakraborty SM
J Indian Med Assoc 1970 Dec 1;55(11):371-5. PMID: 5502727

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Etiology

Diphtheria in two Nigerian Hospitals: What is New and the Implications for Control.
Oyedeji OA, Olagunju FA, Ayinde JB, Osundare YJ, Ologun BG
West Afr J Med 2023 Jul 28;40(7):769-772. PMID: 37516937
Diphtheria in Afghanistan--review of 155 cases.
Singh M, Saidali A, Bakhtiar A, Arya LS
J Trop Med Hyg 1985 Dec;88(6):373-6. PMID: 3837120
Incidence of cutaneous diphtheria in Bangladesh.
Rahman KM, Khan HM, Haq JA
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 1983 Dec;9(2):49-53. PMID: 6426456

Diagnosis

Acute streptococcal pharyngitis misdiagnosed as faucial diphtheria: a cautionary lesson.
Brown N, Lagani W
P N G Med J 1993 Sep;36(3):246-8. PMID: 8059552
Diphtheria in Afghanistan--review of 155 cases.
Singh M, Saidali A, Bakhtiar A, Arya LS
J Trop Med Hyg 1985 Dec;88(6):373-6. PMID: 3837120
Faucial diphtheria in adults with reference to the early diagnosis; report of a case with complete heart block.
GOLDSTEIN J, CALCAGNO PL
N Y State J Med 1947 Jul 1;47(13):1511-3. PMID: 20250343

Therapy

Diphtheria in two Nigerian Hospitals: What is New and the Implications for Control.
Oyedeji OA, Olagunju FA, Ayinde JB, Osundare YJ, Ologun BG
West Afr J Med 2023 Jul 28;40(7):769-772. PMID: 37516937
Acute streptococcal pharyngitis misdiagnosed as faucial diphtheria: a cautionary lesson.
Brown N, Lagani W
P N G Med J 1993 Sep;36(3):246-8. PMID: 8059552
The incidence and treatment of faucial diphtheria in a rural West Bengal population.
Chakraborty SM
J Indian Med Assoc 1970 Dec 1;55(11):371-5. PMID: 5502727

Prognosis

Fulminant diptheretic myocarditis.
Havaldar PV, Patil VD, Siddibhavi BM, Sankpal MN, Jagadish
Indian Heart J 1989 Jul-Aug;41(4):265-9. PMID: 2807364
Diphtheria in Afghanistan--review of 155 cases.
Singh M, Saidali A, Bakhtiar A, Arya LS
J Trop Med Hyg 1985 Dec;88(6):373-6. PMID: 3837120

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