Diphtheria re-emerges in the unimmunized

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01020

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Diphtheria re-emerges in the unimmunized

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Diphtheria re-emerges in the unimmunized

IDCASES, v 23, e01020

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01020

PMID: 33364166

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Abstract

The authors present a case of a 33-year-old African American male with respiratory diphtheria. The patient was initially assumed to have a peritonsillar abscess before various laboratory tests. He complained of dysphagia, throat pain, and shortness of breath. The patient's physical examination, supported by video laryngoscopy imaging and a CT scan, showed swelling of his pharynx. The patient reports that he was recently incarcerated for one year and did not receive immunizations as a child. Following his diagnosis, the patient was treated and subsequently recovered. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.