Open AccessUpper respiratory tract and cutaneous diphtheria
Author(s) -
Kishore Chandra Prasad,
Vishnu Kaniyur,
Shalini Shenoy,
Sampath Chandra Prasad
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03008025
Subject(s) - medicine , diphtheria , pharynx , otorhinolaryngology , larynx , corynebacterium diphtheriae , nose , respiratory tract , dermatology , upper respiratory tract infection , airway , head and neck surgery , diphtheria toxin , surgery , respiratory system , pathology , immunology , vaccination , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , toxin
With the global immunization programme of children there is a progressive decline in the number of diphtheria cases. It is a disease commonly affecting the children caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae usually affecting the mucous membrane of the nose, pharynx or larynx. Cutaneous diphtheria is a rare entity. We present a rare case of cutaneous diphtheria in a 15-year-old boy with nasal pharyngeal and laryngeal involvement. The patient developed anaphylactic reaction to antidiphtheritic serum (ADS) during treatment, all of which were managed successfully.